A resignation creates an immediate vacancy. It also creates an opportunity to question the work.
Reusing the previous job description feels efficient. Yet responsibilities may have changed, systems may have improved and parts of the role may now sit more naturally elsewhere.
The World Economic Forum’s 2025 report found that employers expected 39% of workers’ existing skills to change or become outdated between 2025 and 2030. This is a forecast about changing skills, not a claim that 39% of employees will lose their jobs.
Review what the role actually contains
- Which activities create value?
- Which are repetitive?
- Which require specialist judgement?
- What has the business been asking one person to do simply because they were already doing it?
Choose the right kind of solution
Consider whether the requirement is a permanent position, a temporary delivery need or a development opportunity for someone already in the organisation.
If technology will change the work, establish who will manage that transition. Automation still needs ownership, checking and a clear purpose.
Build the new brief around outcomes
Then build the new brief around outcomes, realistic responsibilities and the support available. Avoid combining several specialist jobs into one vacancy with an attractive title and an impossible workload.
A successful replacement begins with understanding the role your business needs next.
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