Delays in Job Specs Cost You Candidates

Still “Discussing the Role”? Your Competitor’s Already Made the Hire

We get it — job specs matter. But when internal debates drag on for days (or worse, weeks), the best candidates aren’t waiting around for your definition of “perfect”. They’re getting hired.

If you're still in a “role refinement meeting”, your competitor is probably drafting an offer letter.

Endless Job Spec Tweaks Are a Hiring Killer

There’s a fine line between preparing and procrastinating. Spending too long writing, editing, re-editing, and re-re-editing a job description doesn’t make it sharper — it just slows everything down. And while you're polishing sentence structure, the top 10% of candidates have already taken interviews elsewhere.

The Best Hires Don’t Wait for Perfection

Most high-performing candidates aren’t actively job-hunting — they respond to compelling opportunities. If you’ve got 80% of the spec sorted, that’s enough to start conversations. The rest can evolve through proper screening and interview dialogue. Don’t let the quest for “ideal” stop you finding “exceptional”.

We Help You Cut Through the Noise

At Howard James Recruitment, we don’t need a 10-page spec to get going. A conversation, a few bullet points, and we’re off. We’ll flesh it out, challenge where needed, and deliver candidates that make you glad you didn’t wait for version 14.2.

Let’s Stop Talking and Start Hiring

If you’re stuck in spec sign-off limbo, we can break the cycle. Let’s turn good intentions into great interviews — before someone else gets there first.