If you want to get the best candidates applying to your jobs then you’ll love this checklist!

I’ve distilled my experience of running specialist job boards since 2002 to put this checklist together. My hope is you’ll use it to get even more value from your online job advertising.
1. Put effort in

Before you login to start posting jobs, pause for a moment.
Make sure you have a good job ad ready.
A good plan for you is to simply backtrack to your training. Remember the basics:
• person specification
• job specification
It should take time and care to do this properly, but it will pay dividends.
And be empathic too. Think - if you were jobseeking and browsing through jobs what would YOU want to know? (e.g. where the job is and how much it will pay...)
2. Create clear & concise job titles

A few Don’ts:
• Don’t put locations in job titles
• Don’t put salary in job titles
There are dedicated fields for these things when posting to a jobs board. All the job title needs to be is... a job title!
One more Don’t: don’t write two jobs into one job ad.
If you need to post two different roles, do so.
About this contributor
Nurses.co.uk Founder
I launched Nurses.co.uk (and subsequently Socialcare.co.uk, Healthjobs.co.uk and Healthcarejobs.ie) in 2008. 600 applications are made every day via our jobs boards, helping to connect hiring organisations recruiting for clinical, medical, care and support roles with specialist job seekers. Our articles, often created by our own audience, shine a light on the career pathways in healthcare, and give a platform to ideas and opinions around their work and jobs.
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