Issue #1: Writing better job ads with AI

Welcome to the first issue of AI for Recruitment. Each week we’ll cover one tool, one workflow and a few prompts you can use straight away, and finish with a recruiter’s take.

This week's workflow: a better first draft of a job ad

1. Start with the intake notes from your hiring manager call, not an old ad. Paste them into your AI assistant of choice.
2. Ask for a plain-English summary of the role: what the person will do in their first six months, who they'll work with and what success looks like.
3. Check the summary against your notes. Fix anything the AI has guessed or made up.
4. Only then ask for the ad itself, in your agency or company's voice.
5. Read it aloud. Cut anything that sounds like every other ad on the job boards.

Never paste candidate names, contact details or anything confidential into a tool your business hasn't approved.

Prompts to try

"Here are my notes from a hiring manager briefing. List the five things this person will spend most of their time on, in plain English. Flag anything that's unclear."

"Rewrite this job ad for a candidate who is happy in their current role. Lead with what's different about this job. Keep it under 300 words and use Australian English."

"Review this job ad and point out any requirements that might put off qualified applicants without being essential to the role."

Tool spotlight: Datapeople

Datapeople is job description management software. According to its website, it’s built to centralise job descriptions, keep a consistent voice across them and publish job ads. That makes it worth a look if your team writes a lot of ads for similar roles and wants them to stay consistent. We haven’t tested it yet. If you trial it, check how it fits with your ATS and job boards before you commit.

The recruiter's take

[Placeholder] The recruiter’s take. To be written by the editor before this issue is sent.

From the directory

Two job ad tools to compare: Textio and Datapeople. See them side by side, or browse the job ads category.