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title: "How to write a job post people actually finish reading"
description: "Most job posts are written for a legal file. Here is a structure that respects the person reading it."
canonical_url: "https://mellawork.com/blog/job-post-people-finish-reading"
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> Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://mellawork.com/llms.txt)

A job post has one job: help the right person decide whether to apply. Everything else is secondary.

## Lead with the work

Open with what the person will do, not a paragraph about your founding story. Two sentences are enough to explain why the role exists and what changes if it goes well.

## Be specific about the first six months

“Own the onboarding flow and reduce time-to-first-value” is useful. “Work in a fast-paced environment” is not. Give the reader something they can picture.

## Separate requirements from nice-to-haves

If a requirement is not genuinely required, move it. Long lists of technologies discourage people who would be strong at the job but have not used one framework yet.

## Make the practical bits easy to find

- Salary range and currency
- Location and workplace type
- Contract length or employment type
- Application deadline
- Who to contact

## Edit once more

Read the post aloud. Remove the adjectives. Keep the facts, the responsibilities and the one sentence that makes someone want to know more.

## Sitemap

See the full [sitemap](https://mellawork.com/sitemap.md) for all pages.