The prompt
Score 10 of 10, Excellent
Use it when A recruiter has booked a first call and you want ready answers on salary, why you are looking, timing and logistics.
- {{role}}
- {{posting}}
- {{background}}
- {{target_pay}}
- {{availability}}
- {{location}}
- {{why_looking}}
Full prompt and why it works
Prompt
Prepare me for a first screening call with a recruiter about {{role}}. Recruiters use these calls to check basics quickly: interest, pay, timing, location and a short version of my background. I want clear, honest answers that keep me in the process without giving away more than I need to. The job posting or the recruiter's message: """ {{posting}} """ My background, briefly: """ {{background}} """ My target pay: {{target_pay}} Notice period or earliest start date: {{availability}} Location and remote needs: {{location}} Why I am looking: {{why_looking}} Produce four parts, each with a heading: 1. Answers to the questions recruiters most often ask, each under 60 words and written as I would say it: why I am interested in this role; why I am looking or leaving; when I could start; location or remote; and a 30-second summary of my background. 2. For salary, two versions so I can choose: one that asks for their range first and one that gives a range based on my target. For example: "I'm looking for something in the range of [my range], depending on the full package. What range has been budgeted for the role?" 3. Five questions for me to ask the recruiter, about the process, the team, the timeline and the pay range. 4. Red flags to listen for, three at most. Keep everything under 450 words. Use only my facts. Do not invent pay data, and do not tell me to share my current salary; in many places employers may not ask about salary history, so include a polite way to decline the question. Keep my reason for leaving positive and short, without criticizing my current employer. If any of my facts are missing, such as target pay, write the answer with a bracketed placeholder and tell me what to decide before the call. If the posting lists a requirement I clearly do not meet, add a short, honest answer for when the recruiter asks about it.
Variables
- {{role}}
- The job title and company.
- {{posting}}
- The job posting or the recruiter's message.
- {{background}}
- A short summary of your experience.
- {{target_pay}}
- The range you are aiming for, or "not decided".
- {{availability}}
- For example "four weeks' notice" or "available now".
- {{location}}
- For example "hybrid in Austin" or "fully remote only".
- {{why_looking}}
- Your honest reason, for example "want to move from agency to in-house".
Why it works
- Format. Each common screening question gets its own short spoken answer, so nothing on the call catches you off guard.
- What to avoid. Current salary stays private, with a polite way to decline the question, and no pay figures are invented.
- If unsure. A missing target pay becomes a placeholder and a decision to make before the call, not a number made up on the spot.