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Human first. AI second.
Four practical pieces so you can take your first calm, confident steps with AI in HR: five prompts you can use today, three messages ready to send to your team, a guardrails checklist, and a pointer to our AI Readiness Check. Nothing here requires a technical background. It simply requires you, and about twenty minutes.
Section one
Fill in the italic [bracketed] fields, then copy the prompt or open it directly in ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. Each prompt is designed to get you to a strong first draft, not a finished decision. The judgement stays with you.
Starter prompt
Use when: You have a role in mind but no polished job description yet.
You are a strategic HR partner. Turn the following rough notes about a role into a clear, inclusive job description. Use plain language, avoid jargon, and structure it with: role purpose, key responsibilities, must-have skills, nice-to-have skills, and what success looks like in the first 90 days. Rough notes:
Starter prompt
Use when: Prepping for interviews and you want consistency across candidates.
Based on this job description, generate 8 structured interview questions that assess both role competence and culture fit. Group them into: role competence, problem-solving, and collaboration. For each question, note what a strong answer sounds like. Job description:
Starter prompt
Use when: Your handbook has gone stale or reads like a legal document.
Rewrite the following policy so a new employee could understand it in one read. Keep all the substance and any legal requirements, but simplify the language and shorten the sentences. Policy:
Starter prompt
Use when: You left a meeting with pages of notes and no clear follow-up.
Read these meeting notes and pull out: decisions made, action items with owners, and open questions still needing an answer. Keep it to a short, scannable summary. Notes:
Starter prompt
Use when: Prepping for a performance conversation. The conversation itself is still yours to have.
I need to have a difficult conversation with an employee about . Help me prepare: a calm opening line, three key points I need to land, and two questions I should ask to understand their perspective. Keep the tone direct but kind.
Section two
Three ready-to-send messages for the moments that come up first: introducing a new tool, addressing the questions AI naturally raises, and reminding your team what responsible use looks like.
Ready-to-send message
Hi team, Starting , we're introducing to help with . Here's what's staying exactly the same: the decisions are still ours. This tool helps us get to a first draft faster, not to replace the judgement we bring to our work. If you have questions about how or when to use it, is your go-to person. And if something feels off about how it's being used, please say so. We'd rather hear it early.
Ready-to-send message
Hi team, I've heard a few of you asking what our AI tools mean for your role, and I want to answer that directly rather than let it sit unspoken. These tools are here to take administrative weight off your plate, not to replace you. The parts of your job that require judgement, relationships and context, the parts that actually make you good at this, stay firmly with you. If you're feeling uncertain about anything specific, come talk to me. I'd rather have that conversation than have you carry the worry.
Ready-to-send message
Hi all, A quick reminder as we settle into using : please only use it for , and avoid entering directly into the tool. If you're ever unsure whether something is appropriate to use it for, ask first. Thanks for helping us do this responsibly.
Section three
Before you go further, ten quiet minutes.
It's worth pausing to see where your organisation actually stands. Our AI Readiness Check walks you through this with a short, guided assessment — no jargon, no scoring trickery, just a calm read on where you are today.
Section four
A foundational check, not an exhaustive one. If you can tick most of these, you are in a solid starting position. Your answers save in this browser — nothing is sent to us.
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