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10 AI prompts recruiters can use to shortlist candidates
October 2026 · 5 min read
Boolean search is powerful but slow to write and easy to get wrong. Plain-language prompts let you say what you mean and get a shortlist back.
Here are ten prompts that work well on a mapped list of senior talent in PeerSearch.ai.
Prompts by seniority and scope
- "Shortlist VPs and above with P&L ownership."
- "Leaders who have managed teams of 100 or more."
- "People who have been promoted at least twice at their current firm."
Prompts by experience
- "Ten-plus years in supply chain or procurement."
- "Finance leaders with public-company experience."
- "Operators with international or multi-region roles."
- "Technology leaders who have led a cloud migration."
Prompts that change the search
- "Find more people similar to the top three."
- "Show only commercial and sales leadership."
- "Narrow to directors ready for a VP role."
Tips for better results
Be specific about level and scope, use the language your client used in the brief, and start a new prompt when you want to reset rather than refine.
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Frequently asked
Do prompts invent candidates?
No. In PeerSearch.ai, prompts only narrow and reorder the profiles already found — they never add people who were not in the results.
Can I shortlist across past searches?
Yes. The History tab has its own prompt bar that works across any past searches you select.