Writing a fair job advert
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Nigerian voice narration
Fictional training case. A Federal Ministry's last Graduate Assistant (GL 08) advert drew formal complaints after it said 'young, energetic male candidates preferred.' HR must now reissue the advert without repeating the bias, while still meeting the Federal Character and merit requirements expected before the vacancy reaches the Head of Service's approval desk. Work through the example, identify the evidence needed and practise the method with cleared or synthetic inputs. Any additional figures in the explanation are separate practice examples, not claimed rows in a downloadable file.
Worked example
Draft the advert facts first: grade level, qualifications, duties, closing date. Ask AI to write the advert, then run a second prompt: 'Review this advert for gender, age, ethnic, religious or disability bias and rewrite neutrally.' Compare both versions side by side — note which phrases changed (e.g. 'young and energetic' became 'motivated'). Insert your organisation's Federal Character and equal-opportunity clause, which AI cannot know unless you supply it. Route the final text to the approving officer for sign-off before publication, since AI drafts carry no legal authority on their own.
The method
Use a two-pass prompt: first a plain draft, then a dedicated bias-audit prompt applied to that draft. This catches exclusionary language (age, gender, tribe, religion, disability) that slips in during a single-pass draft, because the model is now specifically instructed to critique rather than create.
Worked practice and common mistakes
Supply the policy clauses actually required by your institution rather than asking AI to invent them. Replace demographic preferences with skills and duties relevant to the role. Check that each requirement can be assessed against the advertised rubric. A generated advert does not become approved because its wording sounds formal; route it through the normal authorisation process before publication.
Review before using the result
Read the final advert aloud and ask: would this phrase exclude a qualified candidate for a reason unrelated to the job? Confirm the Federal Character clause and closing date are correct before it leaves your desk.
Your workplace practice
Use the recommended free assistant with this lesson's fictional example. Ask for the output described in the worked example. Keep a copy of the input and draft. Compare the result with the verification steps above, record any correction, and retain placeholders where evidence is missing. The expected result is a checked draft for human review, not an automatically approved decision. Course examples and practice responses are fictional; amounts, dates, rules and thresholds are not official guidance or supplier quotations.
Why this tool: Quickly drafts inclusive adverts and can check for biased wording.
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