How to write a job post climbers answer
A climber reads your post to find out what the job is and what it pays. Answer that in the first lines.
A good post is short and specific. A climber wants to know what the work is, what it pays and who they will work with. Say each of those plainly and leave out the rest.
Say the pay
Put the pay in the post, with the currency and the period: US$32 to US$38 an hour, or CA$85K a year. A range is fine. If overtime, a truck allowance or commission is part of it, say so. Leave it out and the climber has to guess. If the pay depends on experience, give the range for a new hire and the range for an experienced one.
Say the work
Say what the crew does most weeks. Removals, pruning, crane work, storm response and plant health care are different jobs, and climbers choose between them. Name the machines on site: crane, bucket truck, chipper, stump grinder. If the work is mostly in yards, or mostly on street trees, or mostly storm response, say that in the first lines. A climber who sees the real work can tell whether it suits them before they apply.
Say the schedule
Give the days and the hours. A four-day week is worth saying. Say whether it is full-time, seasonal or a few days of cover, and when the first day is. If the hours change with the season or with the weather, say how.
Say the gear and who supplies it
Say what the company provides and what the climber brings. Saws, rigging gear and protective equipment on one side, saddle and climbing line on the other. If you will pay for a course or an exam, say that too.
Say who they will work with
Tell them the size of the crew, who leads it and who they report to. Two lines about the company is enough: where it is, what it does and how long it has been going. A climber looking at a post is also looking for the crew they would join.
Say how to apply
Say what you want to see: certifications, years of climbing, a driver's license if the job needs one. Say which of those you need and which you would train. Then say what happens next, and who writes back. Keep the application short. A profile with certifications and years is enough to start the talk. You can ask the rest when you write back.
A post that works
Look at the Copperleaf Tree Co. climbing arborist job. It gives the pay and the overtime rule, the four-day week, the crane work, the gear the company supplies, and the certifications it asks for. A climber can decide in a minute whether to apply.
Checklist
- Pay, with the currency and the period
- The work, and the machines on site
- Days, hours and start date
- Gear: what you supply and what they bring
- Crew size and who they work with
- What you ask for, and how to apply