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Message a recruiter or hiring manager so they actually reply
You've found the perfect job and the hiring manager is on LinkedIn. Get a short message that's specific, not desperate, with a reason to reply.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me message a recruiter or hiring manager. The job: [title, company, link] Who I'm messaging: [name, role] Have I applied: [yes, no, about to] My strongest match: [one or two things] Where I'll send it: [LinkedIn connection note, LinkedIn message, email] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A connection note under 300 characters. 2. A longer message under 100 words with one specific reason I fit and one small ask. 3. A follow-up for a week later. 4. What not to say (no "please give me a chance", no CV pasted in). Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. title, company, link: a short note you already have. name, role: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You type the job, who you're messaging and your strongest match.
The assistant asks where you'll send it and whether you've applied yet.
You get a short message, a connection note and a follow-up.
What happens
Use ChatGPT to message a recruiter or hiring manager so they actually reply
You've found the perfect job and the hiring manager is on LinkedIn. Get a short message that's specific, not desperate, with a reason to reply.
Tools
Paste the prompt, fill the blanks, copy the draft.
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