AI prompts for hiring your first employees

In short: Prompts for deciding on a role, writing the job description, outreach, interview scorecards, offers and onboarding. Pick one of the 8 prompts below, fill in the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own facts, and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok. Each prompt page says when to use it and what to fill in.

Hiring has a lot of repeated writing and a lot of judgment. These prompts help with the writing and the structure: whether this is the right next hire, a job description built around outcomes, outreach that is specific to the person, an interview scorecard that asks for evidence, a fair offer and a plan for the first 90 days. The decisions about people stay with you.

8 prompts

HiringDecide if this is the right next hireBefore you open a role, to check you need it now and what it should achieve.View prompt HiringJob description that attracts buildersYou are writing the post for an early hire and want it specific, not corporate.View prompt HiringOutreach to a passive candidate (three messages)You found someone good who is not looking, and want to reach out without sounding like a recruiter…View prompt HiringStructured interview scorecardBefore interviews start, so every interviewer judges the same things with evidence.View prompt HiringInterview plan and work sample for a roleDesigning a process that tests the real job in a few hours of the candidate's time.View prompt HiringPrepare an offer and anticipate the counterYou are about to make an offer to someone you want and expect them to negotiate.View prompt Hiring30-60-90 day plan for a new hireA new person starts soon and you want them productive with clear expectations.View prompt MarketingLinkedIn hiring postYou have a full job description and want a short post to attract applicants.View prompt

These come from the ChatJudge library. Missing something? Add your prompt or browse all 73.

Questions people ask

Can AI choose who to hire?

No. Use it to prepare consistent questions, scorecards and write-ups, then decide yourself based on evidence from the interviews. Do not let an AI score candidates for you.

How do I keep hiring fair?

Use the same questions and the same scale for every candidate, score before the group discussion and write down evidence. The scorecard prompt builds this in. Check the hiring and pay-transparency rules where you recruit.

Should I paste a candidate's details into an AI tool?

Be careful with personal data. Use placeholders such as [NAME] and check your tool's data settings and the privacy rules that apply to you.

What do I need to give the AI?

The outcomes the role owns, your stage, the pay range and how you work. The prompts have a placeholder for each; without them you get generic text.

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