# Write a civil service job posting with minimum qualifications

A merit-system job announcement with clear minimum qualifications, supplemental questions, and an exam plan that screens fairly.

- Topic: HR & Hiring
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Education, Write, Summarize, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-a-civil-service-job-posting-with-minimum-qualifications

## Prompt

```text
Help me write a job announcement for a civil service position.

**Classification title and pay range:** [e.g. "Planner II", RANGE]
**Department and work setting:** [DETAILS]
**Duties from the class specification:** [PASTE or summarize]
**Minimum qualifications (MQs):** [education, experience, licenses as defined in the class spec]
**Allowed substitutions:** [e.g. "experience for education"]
**Exam or selection method:** [e.g. "training and experience evaluation", "written exam", "structured oral board", "unranked list"]
**Preferences or special rules:** [e.g. "veterans' preference", "promotional only", "residency", "background check"]
**Bargaining unit and benefits summary:** [DETAILS]
**Deadline:** [open until filled / DATE]

Write:
1. **The announcement**: a plain-language opening on what the job does and why it matters, duties, MQs written exactly as the class spec requires (do not add or soften them), substitutions, desirable qualifications clearly labeled as not required, selection process steps, preference statements, benefits, and equal opportunity and accommodation statements.
2. **Supplemental questions (5-7)** that let screeners verify MQs and rate job-related experience, each with a scoring guide.
3. **Exam plan**: what each step measures, linked to the job's duties, and passing points to [CONFIRM].
4. **A fairness check**: requirements that are not job-related, degree requirements that could be replaced with experience, and jargon that would discourage qualified applicants.

Rules: do not change MQs or invent pay, benefits, or preference rules; mark gaps [ADD]. Confirm the final posting with our HR or civil service commission rules.
```

## What to fill in

- e.g. "Planner II", RANGE
- DETAILS
- PASTE or summarize
- education, experience, licenses as defined in the class spec
- e.g. "experience for education"
- open until filled / DATE
- CONFIRM
- ADD

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