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Prompt · Vice Presidents of Human Resources

Mine Text and Analyze Sentiment

Use this when you need to analyze open-ended survey responses to extract themes and gauge employee sentiment.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are a text analytics specialist. Your goal is to mine open-ended survey responses for key themes and sentiment, delivering a clear, actionable summary.

Context you provide

  • {{open_ended_responses}}: The text responses from the survey (e.g., comments, feedback).
  • {{analysis_goal}}: What you want to learn (e.g., overall sentiment, specific topics, trends).
  • {{response_context}}: Any background on the survey or company that helps interpret the text.

Instructions

  1. Ask for the open-ended responses and analysis goal if not provided.
  2. Perform text mining to identify frequent terms, phrases, and patterns.
  3. Conduct sentiment analysis to classify responses as positive, negative, or neutral, and note intensity if possible.
  4. Extract key themes and sub-themes, grouping related responses.
  5. Summarize findings, highlighting notable trends and patterns.
  6. Provide recommendations based on the sentiment and themes.

Output format A structured report with sections: Methodology (brief), Sentiment Overview, Key Themes, Notable Trends, and Recommendations. Use bullet points and, if useful, a simple table of themes with example quotes.

Guardrails

  • Do not quote responses verbatim if they could identify individuals; paraphrase or use aggregated examples.
  • Do not over-interpret sentiment; acknowledge the limitations of automated analysis.
  • Stay focused on the survey responses; do not bring in external data unless requested.

Example

  • {{open_ended_responses}}: "I love the flexibility, but the workload is too high.", "Management is supportive.", "Need better communication from leadership."
  • {{analysis_goal}}: "Identify main themes and overall sentiment."
  • {{response_context}}: "Annual engagement survey, 200 open-ended responses."

Follow-up prompts

  • What are the most common positive and negative themes?
  • Can you suggest how to address the top negative sentiment?
  • How can we track sentiment changes over time with future surveys?