Definition of job description in US English: job description
noun A formal account of an employee's responsibilities.
Example sentences
‘Arnie's back trying to fulfill his job description as God's faithful mercenary.’ ‘In reality, we should make all employees feel valued no matter what their job description.’ ‘When it's in the job description that you must witness men and women being put to death, there are perhaps few who would accept the contract.’ ‘We've made the same mistakes as many other people have with the job description and other items.’ ‘Without a job description to figure out who might be qualified for these pithy posts, the best one can do is hop on the Internet.’ ‘I wrote a little for the current job description, but I'll need to do a lot of tweaking on that.’ ‘Employees may be asked to undertake work outside their job description.’ ‘The Feds update the job description and send it to human resources.’ ‘That means, right now, part of his job description is helping his employees get to work and get home.’ ‘Part of the mystery comes from the fact that the job description is changing.’ ‘Two weeks ago, we received the following job description for Mackaiser.’ ‘Controlling crowds and helping old ladies find public conveniences is not normally in their job description.’ ‘It was the responsibilities of the job description that tended to stress me out.’ ‘Who wants to be exposed to public ridicule and contempt as part of their job description?’ ‘I once wrote a job description for the papacy and said the pope should be a hopeful, holy man who smiles.’ ‘They also want six copies of your CV and a cover letter outlining how you meet the job description's criteria.’ ‘Make sure you get a job description which clearly defines your role and responsibility while at camp.’ ‘Cleanliness at the hospital is in my job description and I have the responsibility for it.’ ‘A job description has been compiled with help from existing matrons and hospital bosses to provide a consistent approach to the role.’ ‘Does he feel it's part of his job description to speak out?’ Pronunciation job description /dʒɑb dəˈskrɪpʃən/