Valley Search Group / Hiring brief
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Hiring brief builder
Define the role, the requirements and the practical details. Leave with a clear hiring brief you can share with your team and use to start an engagement with Valley Search Group.
01 / The role
Start with the business need.
Give the role a working title. Everything else can be refined as your plan develops.
The only required field. You can create a draft while other details are undecided.
700 characters maximum.
Add more detail Optional
A role or title is enough.
02 / Responsibilities
Define what success looks like.
Describe the work, ownership and outcomes that make this position worthwhile.
Add one responsibility per line. Focus on the work and decisions this person will own. 1,200 characters maximum.
1,000 characters maximum.
Include team size, budget responsibility or decisions they can make. 600 characters maximum.
Add more detail Optional
03 / Requirements
Separate essentials from preferences.
Keep the essential requirements focused. Use preferences for skills someone could develop.
Add one requirement per line. Describe what someone must be able to do when they join. 1,200 characters maximum.
What would be helpful, but could be learned or developed? 800 characters maximum.
Add more detail Optional
600 characters maximum.
04 / Practical details
Set the practical terms.
Clarify the conditions a candidate needs to understand. Leave undecided details blank or mark them to be confirmed.
Add more detail Optional
05 / Review
Your next hire, clearly defined.
Review your brief, add any search-process details, and choose how you want to use it.
Add interview and search details Optional
800 characters maximum.
A role or title is enough.
600 characters maximum.
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The complete brief above and the contact details below will be shared when you send. You can edit your brief before submitting.
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