In order for organizations to attract applicants, they need to ensure they are using attractive
recruitment materials. Previous research has failed to examine the effect of varying types of
job description formats on applicants' level of attraction to an organization. This study
examined applicants' attraction to organizations based on competency-based and task-
based job descriptions. A total of 258 participants were from a Southeastern university,
representing three different majors. The job descriptions were individualized based on …

In order for organizations to attract applicants, they need to ensure they are using attractive
recruitment techniques. Previous research has failed to examine the effect of varying types
of job description formats on applicants' level of attraction to an organization. This study
examined applicants' attraction to organizations based on competency-based and job-
based job descriptions. Participants were finance, management, or nursing students actively
or soon to be engaged in a job search. All were asked to evaluate two potential jobs based …