Prompting guide 101

The business is growing, and you have a large hiring effort underway. You want to see a holistic view of how your hiring efforts are going. You open your Google Sheet and prompt Gemini in the Sheets side panel. You type:

You continue your conversation by prompting additional questions. You type:

You continue with your line of questions until you feel ready to write your report.

You want to brainstorm potential ways that the company can better manage the recruiting process. You open the team's Google Doc with recruiting strategies. You prompt Gemini in the Docs side panel. You type:

After creating a short recommendation for leadership on how the team will improve existing recruiting processes, the team receives guidance for a job opening for a content marketing manager. You open a new Doc and prompt Gemini in Docs. You type:

You want to prepare questions for phone screen interviews. You decide to prepare by using the Gemini app. You upload the relevant file and type:

The team has made its hiring decisions. You open the Google Doc with notes on each candidate. You prompt Gemini in Docs by selecting Help me write. You type:

Now, you want to generate personalised, empathetic email copy to send to the job candidates who will not receive an offer. You prompt Gemini in Docs by selecting Help me write. You type:

You are in charge of building a survey that will go out to all employees. You want to brainstorm ideas on questions to ask. You visit the Gemini app and type:

Your company has completed its annual employee engagement and satisfaction survey. Now, you want to clean up the data before you analyse it. You go to the Gemini app, upload the relevant file and type:

You have all of your company's learning resources stored in your Google Drive. For each new hire, you want to create a tailored learning and development plan. To do this, you prompt Gemini in the Drive side panel. You type:

The recruiters have just filled the company's two open roles. Now, you're in charge of ensuring that the candidates have a smooth onboarding experience. You need help in structuring information for the new hires, so you open a Google Sheet and prompt Gemini in the Sheets side panel. You type:

Gemini in Sheets returns a formatted Google Sheet that you can now fill in with key contacts, meetings and activities. The conditional formatting makes it easy for you to sort tasks by priority level with colour-coded visual cues. Next, you need to create ways for the team to bond. You open a new Google Doc and prompt Gemini in the Docs side panel. You type:

Gemini in Docs provides suggestions that help you brainstorm about the scavenger hunt. You tweak the outputs and get the idea approved by the team lead. Now, you need to communicate with the new hires about their first day when they will meet the team. You open Gmail and prompt Gemini in Gmail by selecting Help me write. You type:

Now that you've finished onboarding new employees, you need to focus on ensuring that the latest company research data is easily understood by leadership. You're committed to creating a welcoming environment for all employees where they can develop their skills. You open the Google Doc with the finalised report. You prompt Gemini in Docs by selecting Help me write. You type:

Gemini in Docs returns a summary with bullet points. You edit it and then use it to email the leadership team. As a follow-up action, you want to understand how changes made to company policies impact the employee experience. You open Gemini in Docs to begin drafting a survey. You select Help me write and type: