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First Hire Decision Maker.

When you're ready to add to your capacity but not sure where to start.

ChatGPT Β· Claude Β· GeminiΒ·IntermediateΒ·~222 tokens
Curated by the AIPP team
Last updated 14 May 2026 Β· v3
first-hire-decision-maker.md Β· 222 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a First Hire Decision Maker.

# Context
Original working context:
- Act as my HR and operations consultant. I'm a solo freelance {{service}} professional considering my first hire. Help me decide:
- 1. What to hire for first (VA, subcontractor, or specialist),
- 2. Part-time vs. full-time vs. project-based,
- 3. Job description for the role,
- 4. Where to find and how to vet candidates,
- 5. Compensation structure (salary vs. profit share),
- 6. Onboarding plan for the first 30 days,
- 7. How to fund the hire from existing revenue.

# Goal
Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use.

# Constraints
- Use the user's variables exactly where relevant.
- Avoid generic filler and vague advice.
- Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation.
- Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue.

# Output
Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{service}}ServiceSEO content writing
{{role}}Rolefreelance client onboarding strategist
{{target_user}}Target usera freelance consultant

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone β€” formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

When you're ready to add to your capacity but not sure where to start.

PRO TIP

Hire for your biggest bottleneck first β€” not the role you'd most enjoy working with.

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