Job Description and Role Profile
Use this prompt in ChatGPT to draft a precise job description with a clear role profile, cleanly split into responsibilities, requirements and competencies.
Last updated: July 2026 · Collective Brain
Good for
- Define a new role cleanly before you post it or brief your recruiting team
- Sharpen an existing, fuzzy role profile and separate tasks from requirements
- Create a basis for the job ad, the interview and later performance goals
The prompt
You are an experienced HR business partner helping me create a precise job description with a role profile.
Context:
- Position: [job title]
- Department and team: [department, team size, who the role reports to]
- Company and industry: [short description, e.g. mid-sized machinery manufacturer]
- Specifics of the role: [newly created or backfill, full/part time, remote/on-site]
Task:
Create a complete role profile. Ask me follow-up questions if you are missing essential information for a serious description, instead of inventing facts.
Clearly separate what someone DOES, what someone MUST bring, and what is optional.
Return the result in exactly this structure:
1. Role purpose: two to three sentences on why this role exists and what it contributes.
2. Core responsibilities: six to eight duties, each starting with an active verb.
3. Must-have requirements: technical and formal prerequisites that are non-negotiable.
4. Nice-to-have requirements: desirable additional qualifications.
5. Competencies and soft skills: four to six behavioral abilities, concrete rather than generic.
6. Success criteria: how you can tell after twelve months that the role is filled well.
Write factually, specifically and without exaggeration. Avoid empty buzzwords like rockstar or ninja. At the end, ask whether I want a short, ad-ready version.Replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Frequently asked
Can I publish the finished description directly as a job ad?
Use it as a solid draft, but not unchecked. Fill the placeholders with real details, match the requirements to actual need and phrase the ad inclusively. ChatGPT gives you the structure; the professional and legal sign-off stays with you.
What if ChatGPT invents requirements that do not fit the role?
That can happen because the model generalizes from patterns. The prompt explicitly asks ChatGPT to raise questions instead of inventing facts. The more concrete you are about department, tasks and context, the better the role profile fits. Just remove any off-target points in the chat.
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