# Plan how to hire for a role

Sourcing channels, outreach, employer brand, timeline, and process for filling a role.

- Topic: HR & Hiring
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: HR & Hiring, Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/plan-how-to-hire-for-a-role

## Prompt

```text
Help me plan how to hire for a role.

**Role, level, and location/remote:** [DETAILS]
**Why it's open and what success looks like in 12 months:** [CONTEXT]
**Budget and timeline:** [SALARY RANGE / TARGET START DATE]
**Hiring team:** [WHO'S INVOLVED]
**Past hiring challenges:** [NOTES]

Deliver:
1. Candidate profile — must-haves vs. trainable skills.
2. Sourcing plan — channels ranked for this role (referrals, communities, job boards, outreach, universities) with effort and expected yield.
3. Outreach message templates for passive candidates.
4. Selection process — stages, who runs each, and what each stage assesses (no duplicate interviews).
5. Timeline and candidate-experience standards (response times, feedback).
6. Metrics — time to hire, pass-through rates, source of hire.

Keep it fair and consistent: structured criteria, diverse sourcing, no questions about protected characteristics.
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## What to fill in

- DETAILS
- CONTEXT
- SALARY RANGE / TARGET START DATE
- WHO'S INVOLVED
- NOTES

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