Here are five tips to help make your job posting easier and more effective.

1. Target your ad. Posting your job on a niche career site like Nonprofit Career Fair is already a great start! You’ll avoid getting flooded with tons of resumes of unqualified candidates. Ideally you want just a few resumes from the BEST candidates.
2. Be specific. Provide some details, not only about the position, but about the working environment and the market space, as well. Where possible, avoid using overly broad language, acronyms or industry jargon.
3. Provide names and titles. What is the title of the person who the job reports to? What is that person’s name (top candidates often want to do a search of their potential manager before responding).
4. Widen your reach. Do not geographically restrict your open position. The best candidates do not all live in Silicon Valley, New York City and Boston. If possible, offer a relocation package or even a small stipend.
5. Catch their eye. Make the job posting as visually stimulating as possible, and always use correct grammar.