Module 1/4 26 min
Working out what you actually need
Step 1 / 2·Three questions before opening the role
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Learning objectives — after this module you will:
- Define what the role really needs over the next 12 months
- Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves
- Avoid copying your predecessor's job description
Learn ~12 min
Three questions before opening the role
Do not simply re-hire the person who just left.
The natural reflex when someone leaves is to take the old job description, repost it, and look for someone like them. That skips one fact: your team today is not the team of eighteen months ago, and what the role needs over the next twelve months may have changed.
Do not copy the leaver's job description
The person who left shaped that role around their own strengths over years. Their final job description describes a specific person, not a role. Rewrite from the first question.