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We check your job description for unconscious gender bias, length and recruitment best practice.

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Feminine or neutral coded job description:

You've used mostly feminine or neutral words in your description. Nice one!
Research has shown these are the best words to attract the widest possible pool of candidates. Men display only a slight preference for masculine worded jobs adverts. Gender wording does not affect men's anticipated feeling of belongingness. So you've used the right words to appeal to the widest pool of candidates.

Masculine coded job description

We've highlighted the masculine words you've used, in case you want to swap them out

You've used too many masculine words in your job description. Based on academic research by Gaucher, Frisen and Kay, women may be deterred from applying for jobs if masculine words are used in the job description.
For women, masculine job descriptions mean a decreased sense of belonging. Women struggle to see themselves fitting in, irrespective of factors like qualifications and ability.

Feminine or neutral words you used:

    Full list of feminine and neutral words

    AffectionateCooperatesKinshipSupportWarm
    ChildCo-operatesLoyalSupportsWarms
    ChildrenCo-operateLoyaltySupportingYield
    CheerCooperativeLoyallySupportedYields
    CheersDependModestySympathyYielding
    CheerfulDependableNurtureSympathetic
    CheerfullyDependsNurturesSympathetically
    CommitEmotionalNurturingTender
    CommitmentEmotionallyNurturedTendering
    CommittedEmpathyPleasantTenders
    CommitsEmpatheticPleasantlyTendered
    CommunalEmpatheticallyPoliteTogether
    CompassionFeminineQuietTogetherness
    CompassionateFlatterQuietlyTrust
    ConnectGentleRespondTrusts
    ConnectsHonestResponsiveTrusted
    ConnectedInterpersonalResponsivelyTrustworthy
    ConsiderateInterdependentSensitiveUnderstand
    CooperateInterdependenceSensitivelyUnderstands
    CooperativeKindSubmissiveUnderstanding

    Masculine words you used:

      Full list of masculine words

      ActiveAutonomouslyCourageouslyHeadstrongLeadSelf-sufficient
      AdventurousBoastDecideHierarchyLeadsSelf-sufficiently
      AggressiveBoastsDecisiveHierarchicalLeaderSelf-reliant
      AggressivelyBoastingDecisionHostileLeadingSelf-reliance
      AggressivenessBoastfulDecisionsHostilesLogic
      AggressionBoastfullyDecisionalHostilityMasculine
      AmbitionChallengeDetermineHostilelyObjective
      AmbitiousChallengingDeterminesImpulsiveOpinion
      AmbitiouslyChallengedDeterminedIndependentOutspoken
      AmbitiousnessChallengesDeterminingIndependentsPersist
      AnalyticalChallenginglyDominantIndependencePrinciple
      AnalyticCompetitionDominateIndependencyPrinciples
      AnalystCompetitiveDominatesIndependentlyPrincipled
      AthleteCompetitivenessDominatedIndividualReckless
      AthleticCompetitivelyDominatingIndividualsStubborn
      AthleticallyConfidentForceIndividuallySuperior
      AthletesCourageForcesIntellectSuperiorly
      AthleticsCourageousForcibleIntellectuallySelf-confident
      AutonomyForcerGreedyIntellectualSelf-confidence
      AutonomousSelf-confidently

      Equal opportunities statement

      Although not strictly necessary, equal opportunity statements are recruitment best practice, and may encourage candidates to apply.
      The wording is up to you, but some standard text like this is a good place to start:

      "We are an equal opportunities employer";
      or "We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age".

      Job description length:

      There is such a thing as an ideal length when it comes to online job descriptions.
      Job board Appcast.io's study of 400,000 job seekers revealed jobs that were between 2000-10000 characters get a click to apply rate of around 7%. Anything less than 2000 and there is not enough detail, anything more than 10000 and there's too much.
      However, the optimal length for job descriptions is between 4000-5000 characters. At this length, the click to apply rate reaches a pinnacle of 15%.

      And finally....

      Check My Job is designed to offer help and suggestions for writing the best possible job description. All of the suggestions are based on findings, research and best practice from very clever people. However, it is not intended to be a hard and fast rule, so please do not treat it as one.

      Check My Job owes itself to:

      Research from Gaucher, Frisen and Kay

      View the research paper

      The excellent work of Kat Matfield

      Visit Gender Decoder

      Findings from Appcast.io and Monster.co.uk

      Read the article

      Your results

      Great!

      Feminine or Neutral Coded

      Nice! You've used mostly feminine or neutral words. Find out more.

      Perfect Length

      Your job description is the best length for optimised clicks. Find out more.

      Equal opportunities statement

      Looks like you've got an equal opps statement. Read more here.

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      Masculine Coded

      You've used too many masculine words. Find out more.

      A bit too short

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      A bit too long

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      Equal opportunities statement

      We didn't detect one. Read more here.