Very few HR professionals “like” job descriptions, but every last one of us will not hesitate to tell you how necessary they are. However, I don’t think we go back far enough when we write the job description or ad. We need to dig into why a position exists and determine if it still meets the needs of the department and/or organization. I talked about this in my DisruptHR talk in Minneapolis and I wrote about it in my first Prosky post: Job Descriptions, Write Hard & Clear about What Hurts. Check it out there!