Creating Effective Job Descriptions
Consider the job description carefully. Organizations that provide detailed job descriptions and concise, factual information about the organization tend to attract more applicants.
- Provide as much information as you can about the position responsibilities, location, and to whom the position reports. Indicate if it is a leadership or rotational program and explain the program.
- Indicate that an MBA is required; MBA students are typically not interested in jobs that undergrads are eligible for. Mention if any Stanford GSB alumni are hiring managers or senior-level executives.
- Be sure to select the appropriate work authorization requirement. Selecting a less restrictive work authorization requirement will give you access to a broader candidate pool.
- Verify that all contact information is correct.
- Include the type of interview (case, behavioral, technical, group, panel) your organization will be using.
- Provide information regarding first- and second-round interviews, including timeline, call back dates, and locations.
- Share information about your company’s culture such as its mission and values.
- View your posting by clicking “view as candidate” after creating it to spot any formatting errors.
- If a job was posted a while ago but is still open, consider refreshing its date by resaving the posting. Students are more likely to consider recent postings.
- Check that you have specified the correct job functions and regions, since students search for postings using these parameters. To select more than one option, hold down the CTRL or CMD key while clicking. Please be sure to use the job region standards set by the MBA Career Services Council. US Job Region definitions are below.
Standard US Job Region Definitions
| Northeast (except New York City) | Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island Vermont |
| New York City | |
| Mid-Atlantic | Washington DC, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia |
| South | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee |
| Possessions and Territories | American Samoa, Palau, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Palau |
| Midwest | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin |
| Southwest | Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas |
| Other Northern California(except SF Bay Area) | |
| San Francisco Bay Area | |
| Southern California | |
| Northwest | Washington, Oregon, Idaho |
| Other West | Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming |