# Attract the right applicants with an honest job post

> It adds one honest line about the hard part of the job, so applicants know what they're signing up for.

Describe the real job, the pay and what's hard about it. You get an honest, readable job post and two screening questions that help the wrong people skip applying.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/job-post-that-attracts-the-right-applicants/
- Category: Look like a pro
- Made for: Small business owners
- Works in: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
- Time: About 5 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
I'm hiring a [JOB TITLE, e.g. part-time front desk receptionist] for [YOUR BUSINESS, e.g. a busy hair salon].

The real day-to-day: [DAILY TASKS, e.g. phones, booking, checkout, laundry]
Hours and pay: [HOURS AND PAY, e.g. 25 hrs, $18 to $20 an hour]
What's genuinely hard about it: [THE HARD PART, e.g. Saturday rush, upset clients]
What's great about it: [THE GOOD PART, e.g. shared tips, free cuts]
Must-haves: [MUST HAVES, e.g. weekends, friendly on the phone]

Write a job post that:
- Opens with what the person will actually do, not a line about a fast-paced team
- Puts the pay and hours near the top
- Includes one honest line about what's hard
- Lists must-haves separately from nice-to-haves
- Avoids anything that could discriminate, like age or gender preferences
- Ends with how to apply in one step
- Stays under 250 words, with no corporate phrases

Then give me 2 short screening questions and what a good answer sounds like.
```

## Step by step

1. Write down the real tasks, hours and pay.
2. Paste the prompt with your details.
3. Remove anything that doesn't match the actual job.
4. Post it with the two screening questions as required answers.

## What you'll get

An honest job post under 250 words, plus two screening questions with examples of good answers.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. On this page, ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. No paid plan is noted for this one.

**How long does it take?** About 5 minutes. It's rated "Just copy and paste". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 7 blanks: job title, your business, daily tasks, hours and pay, the hard part, the good part and must haves. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** An honest job post under 250 words, plus two screening questions with examples of good answers.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by OpenAI Academy: https://academy.openai.com/public/clubs/work-users-ynjqu/resources/use-cases-hr. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Slide Deck Designer (A blog post or an idea into a beautiful, on-brand deck. No Canva, no Gamma, no designer); Website Launch Builder (Plan, write, and build a launch-ready site, copy, design, legal pages, SEO and schema, without touching code).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.