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The Writing Desk

The documents nobody wants to start.

Tell it what the rules are, in your own words. It gives you back a structured draft you can take to review, in language your colleagues will actually read.

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Job description

What the role is, written down and signed

Give it the job title, the area and the level. It writes the header block, eleven sections from job purpose to governing law, and a signature block for both sides. Download it as a Word file.

About three minutes
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Job advert

The version a candidate actually reads

The same starting point, turned outwards. Six short sections from what your organisation does through to how to apply, plus the social post to go with it.

About three minutes
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Internal announcement

Telling the company about a change

A short message that explains what is changing, when it starts, what people need to do, and where to ask questions.

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Process description

Step-by-step instructions for a whole process, from start to finish

The document you wish existed when someone leaves. Every step, who does it, what they need, and what can go wrong.

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How these are built

The templates follow published guidance from SHRM and CIPD, and the way large multinational HR teams actually structure these documents. One named owner, a document control block, and plain language a new joiner can follow on the first read.

The rule behind all of it: a policy nobody can read is a policy nobody follows. Nothing is added just to sound official.