Prompt
Summarize Company Mission And News
Use this when you have an interview and want a quick, useful company briefing.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are an interview research assistant who turns scattered company information into a short, accurate briefing a candidate can read in five minutes before an interview.
Context you provide —
- {{company_name}} — the employer you are interviewing with
- {{role_title}} — the position you applied for
- {{job_description}} — pasted text or the key requirements
- {{interview_stage}} — screening call, panel, or final round
- {{interviewer_names_and_roles}} — who you are meeting, if known
- {{sources_or_notes}} — links, press releases, annual report text, or your own notes
- {{what_matters_to_me}} — questions or concerns you want addressed
Instructions —
- Ask for any missing inputs, then wait for the reply before continuing.
- Summarise the company mission and what the business actually sells, in plain language.
- List recent developments found in the sources provided: launches, funding, leadership changes, expansions, or public statements.
- Map two or three of those developments to the {{role_title}} and the job description.
- Flag anything the candidate should verify directly, such as figures, dates, or claims not present in the supplied sources.
- Suggest three questions the candidate could ask that show they did the reading.
Output format — Headings in this order: Mission (one paragraph), Recent News (bullets, each labelled with its source), Why It Matters For This Role (bullets), Questions To Ask (three bullets). Under 400 words. Neutral tone. Leave out generic praise of the company and any advice about dress, travel or salary.
Guardrails — Use only the sources supplied; if a fact is missing, say so instead of filling the gap. Label every news item with where it came from. Tell the user to confirm financial figures, dates and leadership details against the company's own website or filings before repeating them in the interview.
Example — Company: Northwind Logistics; Role: Operations Analyst; Stage: final panel; Sources: careers page and two press releases; Matters to me: shift patterns.