Tips for HR
- Matthew Buskell
- Aug 3
- 2 min read
📌 TLDR Summary
Transform your HR workflow today with these 5 practical AI hacks.
Save hours on recruiting, onboarding, training, policy, and analytics by integrating these specific tools into your daily routine.
Implement these tactics immediately to boost efficiency and focus on strategic people initiatives.
🚀 Talent Acquisition / Recruiting
- Tool: Standard LLMs (Gemini / ChatGPT)
- The Fix: Writing unique, engaging job descriptions from scratch is time-consuming and prone to bias; AI can generate inclusive, role-specific drafts in seconds.
- How to do it:
Copy and paste this prompt into your LLM:
Act as a professional recruiter. Write a compelling, bias-free job description for a [Insert Job Title] role. The candidate must have [Number] years of experience in [Key Skills]. Include a summary of the role, 5-7 core responsibilities, and 3-5 non-negotiable requirements. Maintain an inclusive and welcoming tone.
🚀 Employee Onboarding
- Tool: Google Vids
- The Fix: New hires often feel overwhelmed by static policy PDFs; replace them with concise, visual welcome videos that drive engagement.
- How to do it:
- Open Google Vids and select the "Start from a prompt" or "Template" option.
- Input your key onboarding talking points (e.g., "Company culture, slack etiquette, and IT setup steps") and select a professional video style.
- Generate, review the suggested storyboard, and add your own screen recordings or voiceover before sharing the link in your onboarding email.
🚀 Learning & Development
- Tool: NotebookLM
- The Fix: Employees rarely read long-form training manuals; use AI to instantly turn your dense policy docs into study guides and interactive quizzes.
- How to do it:
- Navigate to NotebookLM and create a new notebook, uploading your existing PDF training manuals or company guidelines as the source material.
- Click on "Study Guide" or use the chat interface to ask, "Create a 5-question multiple-choice quiz based on these documents with an answer key."
- Share the generated insights or quiz with your team to verify their understanding of the training material.
🚀 Employee Relations & Policy Guidance
- Tool: Gemini Enterprise (Workspace)
- The Fix: Searching through hundreds of pages of employee handbooks for specific policy answers creates bottlenecks for HR staff.
- How to do it:
- Ensure your HR policy documents are stored in your Google Drive.
- Open the Gemini side panel within Docs or Gmail.
- Type a specific query such as: "According to our company handbook in Drive, what is the specific policy on parental leave duration and eligibility requirements?"
🚀 People Analytics & Compensation
- Tool: Google Sheets with Embedded AI
- The Fix: Identifying trends in raw compensation or attrition spreadsheets is difficult; use AI to spot patterns without advanced formula knowledge.
- How to do it:
- Open your compensation or attrition data spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
- Click the "Help me organize" button (often represented by a magic wand or "Help me organize" icon) in the side panel or menu.
- Input a request like "Analyze this salary data and create a pivot table showing the average compensation per department," then accept and insert the suggested analysis.

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