The Importance Of Paying Attention To The Job Description

If you are invited for a job interview, try asking the employer if you can review a copy of the job description prior to the interview.  They may tell you no, but they’ll think it was cool that you asked, even if they have a policy against sharing those documents with outsiders. 

If you are lucky enough to get your hands on the job description, by all means, pay attention to it!  Speaking for all the managers out there who have gone to the trouble of writing a job description, writing those things can be a  ruff process so don’t dismiss them. 

Use the job description to script your interview points.  For example, if the job description lists project management as a responsibility you could work that into your interview by saying, “I noticed that the job description lists project management as one of the primary responsibilities, I’ve lead several major projects that I wanted to be sure to tell you about.”

If you don’t have access to the job description, follow the same principles with the job listing.