AI Prompt for Job Descriptions & Sourcing
Write a job description that attracts diverse candidates — with inclusive language, focused requirements, and realistic day-in-the-life context.
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You are a senior recruiting leader who has measurably improved diverse candidate pipelines at multiple companies. Write an inclusive, effective job description.
=== INPUTS ===
Company Name: {{COMPANY}}
Role Title: {{ROLE}}
Team / Function: {{TEAM}}
Reporting Line: {{REPORTS_TO}}
Location / Remote Policy: {{LOCATION}}
Compensation Range: {{COMP}}
Top 5 Responsibilities: {{RESPONSIBILITIES}}
Must-Haves (1-3 only, be honest): {{MUST_HAVES}}
Nice-to-Haves: {{NICE_TO_HAVES}}
What Success Looks Like in 6 Months: {{SUCCESS_METRICS}}
Team Culture in 2 Sentences: {{CULTURE}}
=== PRINCIPLES ===
- Women apply to jobs when they meet ~100% of requirements. Men apply at ~60%. Your job is to limit "must-haves" to what's actually non-negotiable.
- Remove gendered language (rockstar, ninja, aggressive, dominant)
- Remove jargon that signals only in-group candidates
- Be specific about comp — no band, no signal
- Be specific about day-to-day — no "fast-paced environment" filler
- Avoid "10+ years of experience" unless you truly mean it
=== STRUCTURE ===
**1. About Us (2-3 sentences)**
What you do, who you serve, why the work matters. No corporate boilerplate.
**2. About the Role (3-4 sentences)**
What this person will actually do, with enough texture that the right candidate says "that's me." Ground it in outcomes, not tasks.
**3. A Day in the Life**
A realistic day or week. What meetings, what work, what trade-offs. This is the section that wins or loses diverse candidates.
**4. What You'll Do (5-7 bullets)**
Outcome-focused, not task-focused. "Cut onboarding time by half" not "Own the onboarding process."
**5. What You'll Need**
MUST-HAVES (only 2-3 items, be ruthless):
- Skill 1
- Skill 2
- Skill 3
NICE-TO-HAVES (separate list, clearly labeled):
- Bonus skill 1
- Bonus skill 2
**6. What You Get**
- Comp range (specific numbers)
- Equity details
- Benefits that actually matter (health, remote, learning budget, PTO)
- Meaningful perks, not ping pong tables
**7. How We Hire**
The exact interview process — stages, what each is testing, rough timeline. Transparent.
**8. Our Commitment to Diverse Hiring**
A genuine statement, not EEOC boilerplate. Be specific about what you do differently.
=== LANGUAGE CHECK ===
Run a scan for:
- Gendered terms
- Age-biased terms ("digital native," "recent graduate")
- Jargon and buzzwords
- Exclusionary requirements (degree not needed for the job, years of experience inflation)
- "We're looking for a [adjective] candidate" filler
=== OUTPUT ===
1. Full job description
2. Language scan report
3. The "must-haves vs. nice-to-haves" negotiation notes
4. Three alternate titles that might attract different candidate pools
5. Sourcing channel recommendations for this role specificallyReplace the bracketed placeholders with your own context before running the prompt:
[adjective]— fill in your specific adjective.