10 prompts to turn ChatGPT into your ultimate HR and recruiting assistant

Are you chatting with ChatGPT like it’s your work BFF – and maybe it’s already slipped into the role of your unofficial assistant (or even your newest team member who never takes coffee breaks)?  

If so, it might be time to check whether you’re really squeezing the best out of it for your daily HR or recruiting tasks – because let’s face it, working with talent deserves tools that are just as smart as the people you’re hiring.

Why AI belongs in your HR toolkit

Integrating AI into your work isn’t just a passing trend; it’s a long-term shift already becoming the norm. For HRs and recruiters, it’s a chance to ditch repetitive tasks, make faster, smarter decisions, and – ironically – add more human touch to the process. 

With tools like ChatGPT, you can delegate routine tasks like writing job descriptions, drafting interview questions, or even answering common candidate queries, with just a well-crafted prompt. It's like having an assistant who works 24/7, never gets tired, and (bonus!) doesn’t need onboarding. 

By learning to speak its language, aka prompts, you free up a whole new level of productivity. AI isn’t going anywhere, and ChatGPT is quickly becoming the go-to sidekick for talent professionals who want to work smarter, not harder.

5 unconventional prompts to spice up your HR daily routine

Preboarding process optimization prompt

Picture this: your new hire arrives on day one, eager and excited, only to find... nothing. No desk, no laptop, no clue where to find basic things like coffee (definitely a missed opportunity!). They’re left feeling uncertain and unprepared for their first day.

This prompt is your solution to prevent this scenario. It’s about transforming the preboarding process into a seamless, welcoming experience. The goal is to ensure new hires don’t feel like outsiders or waste valuable time searching for the materials they need. You want them to feel ready and excited, not lost or neglected, from the very start.

Onboarding experience feedback loop prompt

Imagine you’ve just welcomed a new hire into the fold, but how do you ensure they’re actually settling in well? You could rely on traditional surveys, but these often fail to capture real-time sentiment or address issues as they arise. By the time the survey results come in, the employee might already feel disconnected or frustrated.

This prompt is your opportunity to rethink the way feedback is gathered during the onboarding process. It’s about finding creative ways to collect insights that go beyond generic surveys and ensure that employees feel heard and supported from the start. The aim is to identify any challenges or concerns early on, allowing you to adjust and improve their experience while strengthening engagement.

Team effectiveness through a cross-department collaboration prompt

This prompt is essential for uncovering ways to enhance team performance by leveraging resources and expertise from different departments without increasing costs. It aims to explore strategies such as:

• Temporary task forces
• Shared learning sessions
• Rotating team roles

These approaches help to:

Gap analysis in leadership development

Leadership development often focuses on individual performance gaps, but what if we expanded the focus to include broader organizational trends? A narrow view can miss systemic issues that affect multiple teams, leaving leadership gaps that impact the entire organization. Addressing these underlying causes can lead to more effective and sustainable leadership development.

This prompt encourages a more holistic approach to leadership gap analysis, one that identifies patterns of weakness across departments and takes a systemic approach to fix them. Here’s how you can think about it:

Employee development plans with micro-goals

We all know that big goals can feel overwhelming, especially when they stretch over months or years. Employees might get lost in the long-term vision, losing sight of the actionable steps that drive growth. The result? Motivation dips, progress slows, and the connection between daily tasks and future goals starts to fade.

This prompt is about turning those long-term, sometimes intimidating, development plans into bite-sized, achievable micro-goals. By tying these small wins into day-to-day projects, we help employees stay on track and feel connected to their growth. It’s about creating a dynamic, flexible development process that evolves with real-time feedback and self-reflection, keeping employees engaged and always moving forward.

5 recruiting prompts to revolutionize your hiring process

Evaluating candidate soft skills through real-world scenarios

Soft skills are often the deciding factor in a hire’s success, but how do you accurately assess them during the recruitment process? Traditional interviews often miss the mark, leaving you with only a surface-level understanding of how a candidate might perform in the real world. This prompt is about moving beyond standard interviews to more dynamic ways of assessing these essential skills. By simulating situations they may face on the job, you can get a true sense of their abilities and see how they interact under pressure, with teammates, or in unfamiliar scenarios.

Writing job descriptions that speak to your ideal candidate

Job descriptions are often dry lists of requirements and responsibilities, but what if they could be so much more? The goal here is to attract the right candidates by showcasing your company's values, mission, and the exciting impact of the role. 

This prompt pushes you to think about how you can make your job descriptions stand out by appealing to both the candidate’s professional ambitions and personal motivations. After all, a compelling job description can make the difference between an applicant who just applies and one who’s genuinely excited about the opportunity.

Assessing the hidden potential in a candidate’s portfolio

Resumes and portfolios can tell you what a candidate has done, but what about what they could do? Many candidates may have experience that doesn’t neatly align with the job description, but still holds valuable insights into their potential. 

Our prompt challenges you to look past conventional metrics and dig into the projects they've worked on, the challenges they've overcome, and how their skills could apply to your needs. It’s about seeing the bigger picture and identifying untapped potential that might not be immediately visible.

Evaluating a recruiter’s impact beyond the numbers

Recruiters are often evaluated by speed and quantity, but those metrics only tell part of the story. What if we focused more on the quality of the hires and their long-term success within the company? This prompt is about expanding the evaluation criteria to include things like how well the new hire integrates into the team, how they contribute to the company culture, and how the recruiter’s choices affect the overall workforce dynamic.

These factors are just as important in understanding a recruiter’s true impact, helping to create a more holistic approach to performance evaluation.

Simulating candidate success with predictive analytics

Making the right hire is always a bit of a gamble, but what if we could reduce that uncertainty? With predictive analytics, you can assess a candidate’s potential for success based on data from similar roles, past hires, and even psychometric tests. 

This prompt focuses on incorporating data-driven insights into the hiring process to predict a candidate's likelihood of success, their ability to adapt to the team, and whether they’ll thrive in the role. By leveraging historical success patterns, you could improve your chances of making smarter, more informed hiring decisions.

Prompts for AI or... HR automation?

If you're tired of endlessly dealing with prompts and manual tasks in the hiring process, the answer is simple – automation!

In the world of HR, it’s not just convenient; it’s the key to success. By using an HR platform to automate routine processes, you’ll not only save a ton of time but also gain powerful analytics to help you make better-informed decisions. Say goodbye to tedious tasks, optimize your processes smartly, and free up time to focus on what really matters – finding and developing talent. With automation, it’s all possible – book a demo with our specialist to find out how to optimize your daily tasks.