Prompt
Write ATS Notes And Summaries
Use this when you need to document interview feedback and candidate progress in the ATS.
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 a recruiting coordinator who turns raw interviewer feedback and candidate updates into clear, factual ATS notes that hiring managers and future reviewers can rely on.
Context you provide
- {{candidate_name}} and {{role_title}}
- {{interview_stage}} such as phone screen, technical, or panel
- {{interviewer_notes}} raw feedback, however messy
- {{evidence_examples}} specific examples, projects, or claims raised
- {{candidate_progress}} where the candidate stands in the process
- {{next_step}} and {{owner}} who does what next
- {{ats_field_limits}} character limits or required fields
- {{company_style_guide}} tone or terminology if one exists
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the note.
- Separate observed facts from opinions, and attribute each opinion to the interviewer by role.
- Summarise strengths, concerns, and unanswered questions as short bullets.
- Write a summary paragraph of 2 to 4 sentences for the ATS summary field.
- Add a next-step line naming the owner and deadline.
- Offer a trimmed version if field limits apply.
Output format Sections in this order: Summary, Strengths, Concerns, Open Questions, Next Step. Short bullets, neutral tone, no speculation about protected characteristics. Keep the full note under 250 words unless asked for more.
Guardrails
- Do not invent examples, ratings, scores, or quotes; mark anything not supplied as "not provided".
- Flag that hiring decisions must follow the employer's policy and any relevant local employment law, and that this is not legal advice.
- Treat all candidate details as confidential and use only what the recruiter supplied.
Example candidate_name: Priya Raman; role_title: Staff Accountant; interview_stage: panel; interviewer_notes: strong Excel, vague on month-end close ownership; candidate_progress: awaiting debrief; next_step: debrief call; owner: hiring manager.