10 Generative AI Prompts for HR 

Use this collection to draft job descriptions, onboarding plans and other HR materials with generative AI.

Understanding Generative AI in HR

Generative AI refers to artificial intelligence systems with the ability to create content by learning patterns from existing data.

For HR drafting, adapt Berkeley’s accuracy, bias and privacy guidance:

1. Use an employer-approved tool and only approved, minimum-necessary inputs. Do not upload named employee or sensitive demographic information into unapproved tools.
2. Ask it to flag missing information and unsupported assumptions rather than invent policies, employee facts or benchmarks.
3. Have a human check accuracy and potential bias before using the output.

Below are ten main prompts and nineteen optional variations grouped by HR function. Replace the bracketed inputs with approved material.

Illustrative follow-up, separate from the collection:
“Revise the HR coordinator onboarding checklist into task, owner and deadline columns. Use only supplied facts; flag missing owners or deadlines as ‘needs confirmation’.”

Prompt 1: Recruitment and Hiring

Crafting Engaging Job Descriptions

Draft job descriptions that highlight the role’s responsibilities, requirements and approved benefits.

Main Prompt:
“Generate a job description for a Senior Software Engineer at a tech startup, emphasizing innovation, team collaboration, and career growth opportunities. Use [approved role requirements and benefits]; return sections for duties, qualifications and benefits.”

Creating Tailored Screening Questions

Customize interview questions to match specific role requirements.

Optional Variation:
“Develop five screening questions for a Marketing Manager position focused on digital campaigns and data analysis skills. Use [approved role criteria]; return a question list mapped to each criterion.”

Optional Variation — Application Summary (illustrative):
“Summarize Marketing Manager applications using [authorized deidentified application evidence and approved job-related criteria]. Map digital-marketing and leadership evidence to each criterion; flag missing evidence. Do not rank applicants; HR assesses and selects candidates.”

Prompt 2: Onboarding

Developing Onboarding Checklists

Ensure a smooth onboarding process by creating comprehensive checklists for new hires.

Main Prompt:
“Create an onboarding checklist for a new HR coordinator, including tasks like setting up email accounts, introducing company policies, and scheduling training sessions. Use [approved onboarding steps]; list tasks, owners and deadlines.”

Optional Variation — Remote Welcome Email (illustrative):
“Draft a welcome email for a new remote employee using [approved company values, onboarding details and support contacts]. Flag missing details; leave personalization to HR and require verification before sending.”

Designing 30-60-90 Day Goals

Set clear performance goals for new employees to guide their first three months.

Optional Variation:
“Outline 30-60-90 day goals for a newly hired Sales Representative, focusing on product training, client meetings, and sales targets. Use [approved sales goals]; return a staged plan with milestones.”

Prompt 3: Employee Development

Generating Personalized Learning Paths

Tailor training programs to individual employee needs and career aspirations.

Main Prompt:
“Create a personalized learning path for a junior data analyst aiming to advance to a data scientist role, including relevant courses and certifications. Use [approved skill goals and course catalog]; return a staged plan.”

Creating Feedback Analysis Reports

Analyze employee feedback to inform development strategies and improve workplace satisfaction.

Optional Variation:
“Generate a report analyzing employee survey feedback on workplace culture, highlighting key areas for improvement and actionable recommendations. Use [approved aggregate survey summary]; link findings to evidence.”

Prompt 4: Performance Management

Synthesizing Performance Data

Aggregate performance metrics to provide a comprehensive view of employee achievements.

Main Prompt:
“Compile a performance summary for the last quarter for a team of five project managers, including key achievements and areas needing improvement. Use [approved deidentified quarterly metrics]; link each finding to evidence.”

Drafting Constructive Feedback

Provide meaningful feedback based on performance data to help employees grow.

Optional Variation:
“Draft constructive feedback for an employee who excels in project execution but needs to improve their communication skills. Use [approved deidentified performance evidence]; return a feedback draft with examples and next steps.”

Prompt 5: Employee Engagement

Designing Engagement Surveys

Create surveys that gather actionable insights to enhance employee satisfaction.

Main Prompt:
“Develop an engagement survey with questions focused on work-life balance, recognition, and career development opportunities. Use [approved survey goals]; return questions grouped by topic.”

Analyzing Engagement Metrics

Generate reports that analyze engagement data across different demographics.

Optional Variation:
“Produce a report analyzing employee engagement scores by department and age group, identifying trends and areas for targeted interventions. Use [approved aggregate scores by department and age group]; return an evidence-linked summary with gaps.”

Optional Variation — Virtual Recognition (illustrative):
“Suggest virtual recognition ideas using [approved achievement context, budget and recognition preferences or constraints]. Return options for HR review.”

Prompt 6: HR Communication

Creating Internal Communication Templates

Standardize communication for announcements or policy changes with AI-generated templates.

Main Prompt:
“Create a template for announcing a new remote work policy, ensuring clarity and inclusivity in the message. Use [approved policy text]; return an announcement with effective date and next steps.”

Developing FAQs for Employee Inquiries

Provide comprehensive answers to common employee questions using AI.

Optional Variation:
“Generate a list of FAQs for the new benefits program, including questions about eligibility, enrollment, and coverage details. Use [approved benefits documents]; return question-and-answer pairs with source passages.”

Prompt 7: Policy Formation and Management

Drafting HR Policies

Streamline the creation of employee handbooks and HR policies with AI assistance.

Main Prompt:
“Draft a remote work policy outlining expectations, communication guidelines, and performance metrics for employees working from home. Use [approved policy requirements]; return a sectioned draft for HR review.”

Optional Variation — California Leave Review (illustrative):
“Draft a California employee-leave review checklist using [verified dated legal sources and applicability context]. Link each requirement to supplied source passages; flag uncertainties and unanswered questions for qualified legal review. Do not infer missing rules or claim completeness or compliance.”

Simplifying Policy Retrieval

Draft a policy-access interface specification, not a deployed retrieval system.

Optional Variation:
“Draft a user-friendly interface specification for retrieving company HR policies based on employee queries about specific topics like leave policies or performance evaluations. Use [approved policy documents and sample queries]; include source passages and unanswered questions.”

Optional Variation — HR AI-Tool Privacy Review (illustrative):
“Draft an HR AI-tool privacy-review checklist using [approved applicable privacy requirements and tool/data-use details]. Map checks to supplied requirements; flag unknowns for the privacy lead's review. Do not claim the checklist establishes compliance or guarantees data protection.”

Prompt 8: Offboarding

Exit Interview Protocols

Generate insightful questions for exit interviews to gather valuable feedback.

Main Prompt:
“Develop a set of exit interview questions aimed at understanding the reasons behind employee departures and identifying areas for organizational improvement. Use [approved exit interview goals]; return a question list grouped by topic.”

Optional Variation — Exit-Interview Procedure (illustrative):
“Draft an exit-interview procedure using [approved process, interview goals and documentation requirements]. Return ordered preparation, interview and documentation steps; flag gaps for HR review.”

Analyzing Offboarding Data

Assess turnover trends and feedback to improve retention strategies.

Optional Variation:
“Create a report analyzing exit interview data to identify common reasons for employee turnover and suggest strategies to enhance retention. Use [approved aggregate exit summary]; link findings and recommendations to evidence.”

Optional Variation — Annual Departmental Turnover (illustrative):
“Summarize annual departmental turnover patterns using [approved aggregate data, reporting period, turnover definition and verified calculations]. Link patterns to supplied figures; flag missing or incomparable inputs for analyst review. Do not invent rates or infer causes.”

Prompt 9: Workforce Planning

Identifying Skill Gaps

Analyze workforce competencies to highlight areas needing development.

Main Prompt:
“Generate a report identifying skill gaps in the current marketing team and recommend training programs to address these gaps. Use [approved team skills and role criteria]; return a gap-to-training list.”

Optional Variation — Turnover-Forecast Workflow (illustrative):
“Draft a next-quarter turnover-forecast workflow using [approved aggregate engagement and performance inputs, analyst-validated model outputs, assumptions and validation material]. Organize supplied forecasts, uncertainty and evidence gaps for analyst review; do not generate independent predictions.”

Facilitating Succession Planning

Develop effective succession plans for key positions within the organization.

Optional Variation:
“Create a succession plan for the Chief Technology Officer role, outlining potential internal candidates and necessary development steps. Use [role criteria and authorized deidentified candidate evidence]; return comparisons and evidence gaps. HR leadership makes final candidate decisions.”

Optional Variation — Leadership-Diversity Planning (illustrative):
“Draft leadership-diversity recruitment and mentorship options using [approved goals, aggregate representation context and fair job-related criteria]. Return program options for HR review, not rankings or selections of individuals by demographic characteristics.”

Prompt 10: Compensation and Benefits

Automating Report Generation

Streamline the creation of compensation and benefits reports with AI.

Main Prompt:
“Generate a quarterly benefits utilization report, highlighting usage trends and areas for potential cost savings. Use [approved aggregate quarterly utilization data]; return a trend summary with supporting figures.”

Benchmarking Compensation Packages

Identify competitive salary structures across the industry to attract and retain talent.

Optional Variation:
“Provide a benchmark analysis of compensation packages for software engineers in the tech industry, including base salary, bonuses, and benefits. Use [dated benchmark sources, role, level and location]; return sourced comparisons and flag unsupported ones. The compensation lead makes pay decisions.”

Conclusion

Use these ten main prompts and nineteen optional variations as starting points. Supply approved context, flag gaps and review each draft before use.

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