[carterschonwald]

Well said! Could not articulate this better myself, even though I rant about various elements of this matter at least once a week! :)

Seriously, great job summarizing all the different knobs that matter.

Now if only people could manage to follow these pretty reasonable rules of thumb.

Admission: I've actually helped a few friends write better job descriptions for their businesses, a good quality job description makes such a huge difference.