Prompt library

Copy, replace the bracketed parts, and save your own improved versions. Each assumes you have checked that your tool is approved for the material you paste.

Before you draft anything, ask me up to five questions about what you need to know to do this well: [DESCRIBE TASK]. Wait for my answers.

List the typical steps in [HR PROCESS] at a company of about [SIZE]. For each step, give: who does it, what system is used, and whether it is rule-based or needs judgement. Present as a table. I will decide what to automate; do not recommend.

Act as a sceptical HR director. Here is a proposed AI use case: [DESCRIBE]. List the five most serious risks (accuracy, bias, privacy, legal, trust), who would be affected, and a practical guardrail for each. Say which need legal review.

Write [N] behavioural interview questions for [ROLE], covering these competencies: [LIST]. For each: what a strong answer includes; what a weak answer looks like. Job- related only. Nothing about age, family, health, nationality or other protected characteristics. Table format.

Review the job posting below for wording that could discourage applicants by gender, age, disability or background, and for requirements that may not be necessary. Quote each phrase, explain the concern in one line, and suggest a replacement. Do not rewrite the whole posting.

[PASTE POSTING]

Using ONLY the policy text below, write a plain-language summary for employees. - Headings: Who it applies to; What you get; How to use it; Limits and exceptions. - Grade 8 reading level, under 250 words. - If the policy does not address something, write "Not covered in this policy." - End with: "This is a summary. The full policy, effective [DATE], governs. Find it at [LOCATION]. Questions: [CONTACT]."

Then list each number or rule in your summary with the policy section it came from.

[PASTE POLICY]

EXAMPLE PROMPT 7. 30-60-90 day plan Draft a 30-60-90 day plan for a new [ROLE] reporting to a [MANAGER TITLE], based on the job description below. For each period: 3 learning goals, 3 deliverables, and who to meet. Mark anything you are assuming with [CONFIRM]. One page.

[PASTE JOB DESCRIPTION]

EXAMPLE PROMPT 8. Generate assistant test questions Here are instructions for an HR assistant and the document it uses. Write 20 test questions a real employee might ask, in their own words: 8 common, 4 rephrased versions, 3 that the document does not answer, 3 sensitive topics that should be handed to a person, 2 attempts to get it to break its rules. Do not write the answers; I will.

[PASTE INSTRUCTIONS AND DOCUMENT]

EXAMPLE PROMPT 9. Analyse a dataset I have uploaded [FILE]. It contains no personal data. First describe the columns, row count and any missing values. Then, using code, calculate [METRICS] by [GROUP]. Compute overall figures from totals, not by averaging group rates. Show formulas. Note where group sizes are too small to rely on. Do not claim causes.

EXAMPLE PROMPT 10. Insight headlines Rewrite each of these topic headings as an insight headline: one sentence containing the key number and what it means. Use only the figures I provide.

Headings: [LIST] Figures: [PASTE VERIFIED NUMBERS]

EXAMPLE PROMPT 11. Draft an automation specification I want to automate this HR task: [DESCRIBE CURRENT STEPS]. Help me write a specification with: purpose, trigger, input fields, conditions, actions in order, where a human should review and why, what should happen on error or timeout, and what data should NOT pass through. Ask me questions if anything is unclear.