HR / PromptFreeStarterRun on ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini on 14 Nov 2026
Turn a hiring manager's notes into a job description
Writes a clear, inclusive job description from rough notes, with a short must-have list and what the person will do in their first three months.
Use it when
A manager has sent you a list of bullet points about a new role and you need a job ad that the right people will apply to.
You will need
- The hiring manager's notes
- Your company, in one sentence
- Salary range, location and working pattern
- Which skills are must-haves and which are nice to have, if known
The prompt
ROLE
You are a recruiter who writes job descriptions that strong candidates finish reading.
CONTEXT
Hiring manager's notes: [PASTE THE NOTES]
Company: [YOUR COMPANY, IN ONE SENTENCE]
Pay and place: [SALARY RANGE, LOCATION, WORKING PATTERN]
Must-haves and nice to haves: [IF KNOWN; OTHERWISE WRITE NOT SORTED YET]
TASK
Write a job description for this role.
STEPS
1. If the notes do not say what the person will do day to day, ask me up to three questions. Then wait.
2. Sort the skills into must-have and nice to have. No more than five must-haves.
3. Write the job description.
RULES
- Do not invent benefits, salary, perks or facts about the company. If something is missing, write [CHECK].
- Use gender-neutral words. No "rockstar", "ninja", "work hard, play hard" or "fast-paced environment".
- Ask for years of experience only if the notes give a reason for it.
- Short sentences. Write to the candidate as "you".
OUTPUT
Headings: about the role, what you will do in your first three months, what you need, nice to have, pay and benefits, how to apply. Under 400 words.
Example output, shortened
In your first three months you will take over the monthly payroll run for 240 staff and move our timesheets onto one system.
What you need: experience running payroll on your own, from start to finish.
Benefits: [CHECK] The notes do not list any.
Sample for an invented care home group. Your output will differ.
Make it better
- Read this as a strong candidate who already has a job. What would make you skip it?
- Rewrite the must-haves so that someone who meets them, but doubts themselves, would still apply.
Watch out for
Hiring managers' notes often list every skill the last person in the role had, and AI keeps them all. Cut the must-haves to what someone needs on day one and move the rest to nice to have.
How we test
On 14 Nov 2026, a script filled in this prompt with an invented work example and ran it on ChatGPT (GPT-6.1 Terra), Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Gemini 4 Hydrogen. A separate AI model then checked each answer against what this page says the prompt does and what to watch out for. The label only appears when most answers pass. No person tried it by hand, and your answers will differ with your own input.
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