Job description + screening questions: AI agent prompt
Write a clear job post and fair screening questions.
HR & PeopleHiringbeginnerWho this is for
Small teams hiring without an HR person.
Not for
Roles where local law dictates job-ad wording or pay disclosure you haven't checked.
What you need
The role, what the person will actually do, the pay range and must-have skills.
The prompt
Write a job description for [role] at [company]: summary, responsibilities, must-haves, nice-to-haves, salary range [x], and 5 screening questions with what a good answer looks like.
Worked example
A fictional business, so you can see what to paste in and what a good answer looks like. The example answer was written with AI help and its numbers and dates were checked; your AI's answer will be worded differently, so check it the same way.
Sample input (what you paste in)
Role: part-time front desk at Northfield Physio, 24 h/week, $21-$23/h. Must handle phones and the booking system; friendly with patients.
Example output (illustrative)
Summary: Be the first friendly face our patients meet. 24 hours a week, $21-$23/hour. Responsibilities: greet patients and check them in; answer phones and book appointments; take payments; keep the waiting area tidy. Must-haves: experience with a booking or point-of-sale system; clear phone manner; available weekday afternoons. Nice-to-haves: clinic or healthcare front desk experience; a second language. Screening questions: 1. Tell us about a time you calmed down an upset customer. (Good answer: stays calm, listens, fixes or escalates.) 2. A patient calls to cancel 2 hours before; what do you do? (Good: follows the cancellation policy, offers a new time.) 3. Which booking systems have you used? (Good: names one and how they used it.) 4. Which afternoons can you work? (Good: matches the schedule.) 5. Why front desk work? (Good: enjoys people and organisation.)
Check before you use it: Check the ad against local pay-transparency and anti-discrimination rules before posting.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt above.
- Replace every [bracket] with your own details (or fill in the blanks on AgentPlaybook Real Estate, which remembers your answers for the next prompt).
- Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and review the answer before you use it.
Works with: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
Real-world example: monday.com/blog/ai-agents/ai-business-use-cases/
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Before you use it: what to check
Check yourself
- Don't let AI make the final call on hiring, pay, performance or discipline. Use it to organise information, and have a person decide using criteria you can explain.
- Read and edit the draft before it reaches a customer or goes public. If you later automate this prompt, start with "draft and notify me", not "send automatically".
- Check names, dates, numbers and any claim against your own source material before you use the answer. AI can misread or invent details.
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