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Prompting guide 101

A quick-start handbook for effective prompts

Human resources

As an HR professional, you're the backbone of your organisation, and you deal with a large volume of confidential and sensitive information. You shape company culture, find and nurture talent and ensure a positive employee experience. These are no small feats.

This section provides you with simple ways to integrate prompts in your day-to-day tasks.

Getting started

First, review the general prompt-writing tips in the How to write effective prompts section.

Each prompt below is presented with an accompanying scenario to serve as inspiration for how you can collaborate with Gemini for Google Workspace. The prompt iteration example shows how you could write follow-up prompts to build on the initial generated response.

Prompt iteration example
Use case:
Welcome new employees

You're an HR manager working on a presentation script. You have a Google Doc full of notes, bullet points and topics that you would like to cover. You begin by opening your Google Doc with notes and you prompt Gemini in Docs.

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I am an HR manager,
and I am developing a script for my presentation for new hires.
I need to create the script for an onboarding presentation about our company’s commitment to employee development and well-being.
Help me draft talking points that showcase why employee mentorship and development are core values for our company using @[Mission Statement and Core Values].
I am an HR manager,
and I am developing a script for my presentation for new hires.
I need to create the script for an onboarding presentation about our company’s commitment to employee development and well-being.
Help me draft talking points that showcase why employee mentorship and development are core values for our company using @[Mission Statement and Core Values].
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An HR manager prompts Gemini in Docs for talking points for an onboarding presentation.
An HR manager prompts Gemini in Docs for talking points for an onboarding presentation. Gemini in Docs drafts the talking points.

You select Insert. Now, you want to add more targeted talking points. You type:

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Add four talking points
for a new section of the presentation script that explains how we support our employees’ development.
Mention our training and certification programs and mentorship opportunities using
@[Learning and Development Paths],
and write a strong closing statement
about our expectation that everyone contributes to a respectful and welcoming workplace.
Use a professional tone.
Add four talking points
for a new section of the presentation script that explains how we support our employees’ development.
Mention our training and certification programs and mentorship opportunities using
@[Learning and Development Paths],
and write a strong closing statement
about our expectation that everyone contributes to a respectful and welcoming workplace.
Use a professional tone.
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You add in more details and then you're ready to create a draft of the Google Slides that will accompany your talking points.

Example use cases

Recruiter
Use case:
Report on recruitment metrics

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:

Help me create a formula to calculate the total total number of [hires] by [department].
Help me create a formula to calculate the total total number of [hires] by [department].
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You continue your conversation by prompting additional questions. You type:

In what month did we hire the most people?
In what month did we hire the most people?
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You continue with your line of questions until you feel ready to write your report.

Use case:
Manage the recruiting process

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:

Create a list of strategies our recruiters can use to improve our existing recruiting process and identify potential job candidates.
Create a list of strategies our recruiters can use to improve our existing recruiting process and identify potential job candidates.
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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:

I am opening a new job position on the marketing team. Write a compelling role description for a content marketing manager. Highlight key responsibilities [insert] and requirements, including B2B and B2C content creation, a minimum of five years experience, and a portfolio of writing examples.
I am opening a new job position on the marketing team. Write a compelling role description for a content marketing manager. Highlight key responsibilities [insert] and requirements, including B2B and B2C content creation, a minimum of five years experience, and a portfolio of writing examples.
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Use case:
Manage the interview process

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:

I am a recruiter, and I am preparing for candidate interviews. Using the job description in the file I’m uploading, write a list of 20 open-ended interview questions that I can use to screen candidates.
I am a recruiter, and I am preparing for candidate interviews. Using the job description in the file I’m uploading, write a list of 20 open-ended interview questions that I can use to screen candidates.
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Use case:
Communicate with candidates

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:

I am writing an email to a job candidate who just finished the interview process. Create a template for an offer letter for the [selected candidate] for the [position] with a request to schedule a call to discuss benefits, compensation, and start date.
I am writing an email to a job candidate who just finished the interview process. Create a template for an offer letter for the [selected candidate] for the [position] with a request to schedule a call to discuss benefits, compensation, and start date.
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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:

I am writing an email to job candidates who finished the interview process, but who were not selected. Help me write a rejection letter for [candidate] for the [position]. Use an empathetic tone.
I am writing an email to job candidates who finished the interview process, but who were not selected. Help me write a rejection letter for [candidate] for the [position]. Use an empathetic tone.
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HR Manager
Use case:
Conduct employee engagement and satisfaction surveys

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:

I am an HR manager in charge of running our enterprise-wide survey at [company] to gauge employee engagement and satisfaction. Generate a list of questions I can use to build the survey.
I am an HR manager in charge of running our enterprise-wide survey at [company] to gauge employee engagement and satisfaction. Generate a list of questions I can use to build the survey.
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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:

Help me clean my employee survey spreadsheet. Specifically, fill any blank values in the name column with "Anonymous," and if the region column shows Headquarters, replace that with HQ. Finally, remove any rows where the satisfaction column is blank. Please generate a new file for me with my cleaned data.
Help me clean my employee survey spreadsheet. Specifically, fill any blank values in the name column with "Anonymous," and if the region column shows Headquarters, replace that with HQ. Finally, remove any rows where the satisfaction column is blank. Please generate a new file for me with my cleaned data.
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Use case:
Create individualised learning and development plans

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:

Create a personalized learning and development plan for a new hire who needs to learn about [topic]. Organize it by day and suggest relevant files.
Create a personalized learning and development plan for a new hire who needs to learn about [topic]. Organize it by day and suggest relevant files.
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Use case:
Onboard employees

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:

Create a table that outlines a new employee’s first-week schedule, including key meetings, training sessions, and introductions. Provide a column for key contacts and priority level (low, medium, high) for each activity.
Create a table that outlines a new employee’s first-week schedule, including key meetings, training sessions, and introductions. Provide a column for key contacts and priority level (low, medium, high) for each activity.
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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:

Design a team-bonding activity, such as an office scavenger hunt, to have team members work together during their team meeting.
Design a team-bonding activity, such as an office scavenger hunt, to have team members work together during their team meeting.
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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:

Draft an email to the new employees on the [team] to meet the rest of their team and explain the team-building purposes of the meeting.
Draft an email to the new employees on the [team] to meet the rest of their team and explain the team-building purposes of the meeting.
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Use case:
Communicate key findings and draft follow-up surveys

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:

Draft an email to senior leadership that summarizes the key findings from our [report]. Include a short introductory paragraph with bullet points on the most important findings.
Draft an email to senior leadership that summarizes the key findings from our [report]. Include a short introductory paragraph with bullet points on the most important findings.
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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:

Draft an anonymous employee survey with questions and answer options to monitor company progress on [topics].
Draft an anonymous employee survey with questions and answer options to monitor company progress on [topics].
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