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These are six prompts pulled from a larger set we researched for recruiting work. Each one is structured to get a useful first result, not a generic one. The placeholders are obvious, the instructions to the model are specific, and the output format is designed for how recruiters actually work.
You don't need to learn prompt engineering to use them. Copy the prompt, replace the bracketed placeholders with your details, paste it into ChatGPT or whichever AI assistant you use, and read what comes back. The structure does the heavy lifting.
If you want to get value in the next ten minutes: pick the one closest to what's on your desk right now, fill in the blanks, and run it. You'll see immediately whether the output is usable or needs a tweak.
Job descriptions tend to start as copies of old ones, full of jargon nobody reads. This prompt forces a specific structure: an opening hook, outcome-focused responsibilities, and a hard cap of five must-haves clearly separated from nice-to-haves. It also bans the worst offenders ('synergy,' 'rockstar,' 'ninja') so the output actually sounds like a person wrote it.
How to use it: Replace the bracketed fields (role title, company, department, location, salary range) and paste into your AI tool. Review the 'What you'll bring' section closely. Must-haves versus nice-to-haves is where your hiring manager will push back first.
Writing Boolean strings from scratch is tedious and error-prone, especially the Google X-ray syntax. This prompt generates LinkedIn Boolean, Google X-ray for LinkedIn, and Google X-ray for GitHub in one pass. It also surfaces alternative job titles and likely current employers, which is sourcing research you'd otherwise do manually.
How to use it: Fill in the role, must-have skills, nice-to-haves, industry, experience level, and location. Paste the generated LinkedIn string directly into LinkedIn's search bar. The prompt keeps strings under 200 characters for LinkedIn's search limit.
Cold recruiter emails tend to get ignored when they're long and generic. This prompt enforces a 100-word cap, requires a reference to something specific from the candidate's profile in the first sentence, and ends with a soft ask instead of a formal application request. Those constraints give the email a real shot at a reply.
How to use it: You need four candidate-specific details before you run this: their name, current role, current company, and one notable thing from their profile. Paste that in along with your role details and run it once per candidate.
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Building a proper structured interview guide takes real time, so it often gets skipped. This prompt creates behavioural and situational questions for each competency, plus scoring rubrics, strong-answer signals, red-flag signals, and follow-up probes. That is a complete interview kit from one prompt run.
How to use it: List 3 to 5 competencies the role requires, specify the interview stage (phone screen, behavioural, final), and indicate who is interviewing. Review every generated question yourself before sharing it: you own what gets asked in the room, and questions that could unfairly favour or exclude any group should come out. Then share the final set with your interviewer before the call so everyone scores against the same rubric.
A weak intake meeting means weeks of sourcing the wrong profile. This prompt generates questions organized by role specifics, candidate profile, process, compensation, and deal-breakers. It also drafts a follow-up email template to confirm alignment, a step that often gets skipped and later regretted.
How to use it: Replace the role title, then review the questions before your meeting. Delete any that don't apply and add role-specific ones. After the meeting, fill in the follow-up email template and send it to the hiring manager the same day.
Hiring managers rarely read long emails. This prompt creates a scannable format: fit bullets aligned to role requirements, honest concerns, salary expectations versus your range, risk level, and your own hire or pass recommendation per candidate. The goal is a busy hiring manager making a decision in minutes, not days.
How to use it: Fill in the number of candidates and role title, then complete each candidate's section after their interviews. Send the completed summary as one document so the hiring manager can compare candidates side by side.
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