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Common Cue Prompts

A ready-to-use library of prompts organized by work type.

Updated over a week ago

This article provides ready-to-use prompts organized by product. Copy any prompt as a starting point and adjust it to match your specific use case.

Prompts Are Starting Points, Not Scripts

Every prompt here is a template. Replace bracketed placeholders like [opening name] or [location] with your actual details, and add any additional context that will help Cue scope its response correctly.


Hire

Find and Review Applicants

Prompt

When to use it

"Show me applicants in [opening name] who are in [stage name]."

Find candidates in a specific opening and stage without manually filtering.

"How are my openings performing in the last month?"

Get a pipeline health summary across all openings, with bottlenecks and top performers called out.

"Why did our conversion drop in the last two weeks for [opening name]? Give the most likely causes and what to check next."

Diagnose a conversion drop quickly and get a prioritized list of next steps.

"Show funnel conversion and time-in-stage for the past month, and flag the biggest drops."

See where candidates are slowing down or falling out of the funnel.

"How many candidates have applied today?"

Check applicant volume for the current day across your openings.

Move and Manage Applicants

Prompt

When to use it

"Move everyone in 'Phone Screen' to 'Interview' and use reason 'Passed screen' where required."

Bulk advance candidates after completing screens, with required reasons applied consistently.

"Can you change the screening option for openings in [state] that asks for age minimum to [age] years old?"

Bulk update openings across a state quickly when laws or requirements change.

Message Candidates

Prompt

When to use it

"Message all candidates in stage 'Offer' who have not responded in 3 days. Draft the message first."

Re-engage stalled offers with bulk outreach while keeping a review step before sending.

"Draft a message to every applicant who applied this week and hasn't heard back."

Keep applicants warm with timely outreach to new applicants who haven't been contacted.

"Create an SMS campaign for the stalled applicants on [opening name]. Offer a [$X] bonus. Add a follow-up email sequence."

Launch a re-engagement campaign with an incentive and a multi-step follow-up sequence.


Hire Go

Schedule Interviews

Prompt

When to use it

"Create recurring availability for our interview team: weekdays 9–11am for the next 8 weeks."

Open up a block of interview slots quickly so candidates can book without manual coordination.

"We need a Review stage and Scheduler for Hire Go. What do I need to configure, and what should I validate after?"

Get step-by-step setup guidance for scheduling with a validation checklist to confirm everything is configured correctly.


Source

Manage Campaigns

Prompt

When to use it

"For [opening name], increase the campaign budget by 20% and extend the duration by 2 weeks. Show before/after and expected impact."

Adjust a live campaign quickly and see exactly what changed and how it affects pacing.

"Enable Source for us and guide me through the settings you need (budget, duration, goals, mappings)."

Walk through first-time Source setup with guided inputs and confirmation of what needs to be true before launch.

"This opening is At Risk. Tell me why, using the numbers, and give the top 3 actions to get back on track."

Understand the drivers behind an At Risk status and get the highest-impact actions to recover.

Understand Sourcing Performance

Prompt

When to use it

"Show cost per apply and applies by channel this month, and recommend where to reallocate budget."

See which channels are performing and get a recommendation on where to shift spend.

"Explain the opening status on my Source dashboard. What does 'At Risk' mean for this opening?"

Clarify what a status label means and what inputs are driving it.


Pool

Build Audiences and Campaigns

Prompt

When to use it

"Draft an audience for re-engaging applicants who started but did not finish an application in the last 14 days."

Create a re-engagement audience from plain language without building filters manually.

"Which openings are struggling and would benefit most from a Pool campaign?"

Identify where Pool investment would have the highest impact before launching a campaign.


Onboard

Set Up Flows

Prompt

When to use it

"Create a draft onboarding flow for [role type]. Include a signature task and flag anything that requires I-9 Center."

Draft a new onboarding flow with document signing included and I-9 dependencies called out upfront.

Track Onboarding Progress

Prompt

When to use it

"How many workers are in progress vs not started, by onboarding flow?"

See where workers stand across each flow without pulling a manual report.

"Where are the longest steps and biggest drop-offs in onboarding flows?"

Identify which steps are slowing workers down or causing them to fall off.

"What percent of workers are ready for Day 1 (completed all preboarding before start date)?"

Track how many workers have finished everything required before their start date.

"How long does it take from hire to onboarding completion?"

Measure end-to-end onboarding speed and identify where time is being lost.


Compliance

Manage Compliance Requirements

Prompt

When to use it

"Create and assign compliance requirements for our new role type. Tell me what you need and show a checklist to validate after."

Set up requirements for a new worker type with a post-setup checklist to confirm everything is in place.

"Can you change the screening option for openings in [state] that asks for age minimum to [age] years old?"

Update openings in bulk when state law changes require a configuration adjustment.


I-9 Center

Configure I-9

Prompt

When to use it

"Set up I-9. Tell me what prerequisites are missing and what needs to be true before we are ready."

Identify gaps before attempting to go live and get a clear readiness checklist.

"Skip E-Verify in [state(s)]. Use multi EIN setup."

Configure I-9 policies for multi-state or multi-entity operations where requirements differ.


Shift

Manage Shifts and Schedules

Prompt

When to use it

"Retrieve all unassigned shifts for this week and assign them to the right people."

Fill open shifts quickly based on the existing team schedule without manual lookups.

"Create shifts for next week (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm) for [location], then assign them to the existing team schedule."

Create and staff a standard week of shifts in a single step.

"Show fill rate, unassigned shifts, and late changes for the last two weeks. Summarize trends and top drivers."

Get a scheduling health summary and understand what is driving coverage problems.


Platform

Account and Product Setup

Prompt

When to use it

"Set up my account to start hiring."

Walk through end-to-end account setup across all relevant products with guided defaults.

"Help me create a hiring and onboarding plan for my new store in [city]."

Build a multi-product launch plan for a new location, covering hiring, onboarding, and compliance needs.

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