Human resources
Before posting a vacancy: a practical review card
Eight prompts to review recruitment: the vacancy’s clarity and the time and effort needed to apply, then choose one practical improvement. Free, with no registration.
Start with one role. For each prompt choose Clear, Needs review or Not applicable. Complete it here in either language, or download the one-page Arabic PDF.
Completed example
How might you use this tool?
The example below is fictional. These are practical TAS proposals to try, not a validated assessment or a legal compliance review. The ILO report below did not test their effectiveness.
- Role and review date
- Fictional example: administrative assistant
- Change to try
- Add working hours to the vacancy before posting it.
- Implementation owner
- HR lead
- Implementation and follow-up date
- Before posting; review clarity on the following working day.
Review as you work
Your worksheet
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Source and limits
- Further reading: Skills profiling of Syrian returnees — ILO, May 2026 ↗
A report on a non-probability sample of 5,335 returnees in four governorates; data were collected from 25 December 2024 to 13 February 2025. It does not represent all Syrians or the labour market in October 2026.
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