A well-written job description is important long after you take down the employment ad. Job descriptions provide employees, managers, and HR professionals with a realistic picture of job duties and performance guidelines. This session will demonstrate the importance of writing clear and accurate job descriptions, especially when a request for accommodation is made. The presenters will also briefly discuss the current challenge of interviewing a candidate using a virtual platform and how it differs from the traditional in-person meeting.

Learning objectives/ after this session, participants will be able to:

  1. Write job descriptions that accurately reflect and document a job’s essential duties.
  2. Describe how essential duties and job requirements relate to the ADA’s interactive process.
  3. Use job descriptions to create performance guidelines.


Michael Gardner

King Tower

Event Details

Date: November 10, 2020

Organization: Charlottesville SHRM