The job market for spreadsheet professionals has long been a messy tangle of vague job titles and mismatched expectations. We think the template posted by the community moderator is a small fix for a large problem, and it's one worth adopting immediately.
Look at how most listings read today: a paragraph of buzzwords, a salary range that spans forty thousand dollars, and no clarity on whether you'll be working from a cubicle or a kitchen table. That ambiguity wastes everyone's time. The moderator's template solves this by forcing three concrete details into the first line: location, salary, and remote-or-relocation status. For a candidate with years of experience, those three data points tell you in ten seconds whether to keep reading. For a hiring manager, they filter out applicants who would never accept the terms. This is not revolutionary, it is basic respect for the reader's time.
The template also distinguishes between two roles clearly. If you are hiring, you state what you need and what you offer. If you are looking for work, you state your expectation and link a resume. That asymmetry matters. A hiring post that says "Salary:[]" signals either indecision or a desire to lowball. A candidate post that omits a salary expectation signals a lack of preparation. The template makes both sides commit to a number, and in a market where experience commands a premium, that commitment speeds up every subsequent conversation.
We also appreciate the reminder at the bottom: "this community is geared towards those with experience." That is not gatekeeping, it is a signal that the conversation here assumes competence. Beginners have other forums. Here, the expectation is that you can already build a pivot table, write a nested IF, or script a macro. The job posts and candidate profiles should reflect that maturity. No one needs to explain what VLOOKUP does. The template strips that noise away.
Use the template as written. Do not embellish it. Do not add a "culture fit" paragraph or a list of perks that will never be mentioned again after the first interview. The three-line format is not a constraint, it is a filter. If you cannot describe the role or your skills in that space, you are not ready to hire or be hired here. That is the point.