The article defines the place of job descriptions in the system of personnel management, formulated and disclosed such requirements to them as: timeliness,
relevance, reliability and objectivity, credibility and validity, completeness, conciseness, targeted, specific, rule of law, the uniqueness and uniformity of terms,
precision, clarity (clarity), consistency. The sequence of development documents regulating the activities of the organization shows the relationship of job
descriptions and position of the structural unit. The article describes how to design a job description. The main shortcomings of modern domestic job descriptions
are revealed. The author presents fragments of job descriptions of various categories of personnel. Ways of enhancing the efficiency of the job description in
the modern Russian companies are shown. The article describes ways to create product-oriented job description, definition of job descriptions of key performance
indicators and competencies, creating job descriptions from the description of business processes. In conclusion summarizes the main ideas to turn the job
descriptions in the foundation of the system of personnel management in the organization.