Why disclose benefits in a job posting?
Although disclosing the perks and benefits on a job post is usually not required by law (with the exception of Washington state jobs), including benefits on a job post helps the recruiting process by giving candidates insight into the total offerings of a position.
Candidates care about benefits, along with salary, as a part of the overall compensation for a position. This job post heat map shows that benefits, along with salary, get the most attention from candidates in a job post. Including benefits in a job post can make the job post more attractive to candidates. If a job post includes benefits, 81% of candidates are more likely to apply, according to this study.
Disclosing benefits can help TA teams as well by reducing the amount of back-and-forth communication over company benefits. Candidates may also choose to not apply if the benefits do not meet their expectations. This helps TA teams by keeping the candidate pool limited to applicants who are aligned with expectations for benefits.
Sharing about the benefits and unique perks that an organization offers can also showcase the culture of the organization and attract more candidates to the role. A perks and benefits section gives organizations the chance to highlight their employee experience by sharing about paid time off, schedule flexibility, and even educational opportunities supported by the organization like tuition reimbursement.
Read more about the value of including benefits in a job post.
What are perks and benefits?
Perks and benefits can be quite broad. Often they include impactful benefits such as health care, paid leave, and retirement plans. These benefits are critical for job seekers and may be considered along with compensation when job seekers decide whether or not to apply to a role.
The importance of benefits offered by an organization may vary depending on the location of the job post. Universal benefits offered in the job location can affect what benefits an employer may offer. At Datapeople we take into account the location of the role when giving guidance on benefits.
Organizations may also offer perks that improve an employee’s experience. Perks may include office snacks, a pet-friendly office, or a commuting subsidy. Perks can attract candidates interested in an organization that values employee growth, experience, and work-life balance.
What is our guidance around benefits disclosure for US jobs?
We encourage customers to include benefits in their US job posts as job seekers look for benefits like healthcare, retirement plans, and dental and vision plans when applying for jobs.
In Washington state benefits must be included in the job post as a part of the disclosure of the total compensation for the job. If a Washington-based job post does not include benefits, Datapeople surfaces sidebar guidance to remind users to disclose benefits.
For other locations in the US, full-time roles that are not temporary and are not retail or warehouse roles, receive recommended benefits guidance.
Benefits guidance takes the form of a prompt in the sidebar of the Job Editor. You can hover over the text to see more information on adding benefits.
If you'd like to require your teams to include benefits in job posts regardless of whether it's full-time, temporary, or in the retail or warehouse sector, you can do so via our Policy Guide. Toggling on the option for temporary US jobs, for example, will mean that users will be prompted to add benefits information in the job post of all temporary US jobs.
💡How Datapeople Helps
Our templates enable administrators to manage the various sections of a job post. You can require certain sections while leaving others voluntary. You can write the content for sections that should be uniform on every job post, such as your standard benefits disclosure, and then disable those sections so users can’t edit that content. Companies often choose to at a minimum have a standard template per location that has unique benefits language to ensure uniformity and consistency with core aspects of your employer value proposition. By embracing templates, not only will you guarantee inclusion of critical content, but you’ll save your writers time while increasing the quality of your job posts.
Benefits Disclosure for International and Remote Jobs
Similar to our guidance for US jobs, we encourage customers to include benefits on their international jobs and remote jobs well. Job seekers seek clarity on the benefits included in a role before applying.
For country-specific roles in Canada, Germany, India, and the United Kingdom, we’ve developed tailored benefits guidance based on standards for including benefits in those locations.
