# Free recruitment skills for Claude Reusable instructions from the ScoutMesh skills library. Browse and copy without a ScoutMesh account. Requirements vary by skill. Original recruiter-plugin skills use Claude Code and local files; check each skill's requirements. To use a skill, open its page and copy the creation prompt into Claude with web search enabled. Follow Claude's steps to save and enable it. If Claude cannot read the URL, paste the full instructions instead. ## Turn a job description into a role brief Build a sourcing brief with traceable requirements, open decisions, and reusable role data. - Author: [ScoutMesh](/) - Requirements: Works with supplied documents. File tools save the outputs; web access and recruiting connectors are optional. - Category: Sourcing - Page: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/role-brief - Instructions: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/role-brief/SKILL.md - You provide: A job description or intake notes. Add the role ID, hiring-manager answers, and existing brief if available. - You get: A role brief, requirement evidence table, intake questions, and a reusable role.json record. ## Build Boolean search strings Create testable searches, record results, and improve them without losing earlier attempts. - Author: [ScoutMesh](/) - Requirements: Works with supplied documents. File tools save the outputs; web access and recruiting connectors are optional. - Category: Sourcing - Page: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/boolean-search - Instructions: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/boolean-search/SKILL.md - You provide: A role brief, target search platform and field, and any existing queries or sample results. - You get: Ready-to-paste searches, platform filters, a query register, and an evidence-based test log. ## Plan a candidate search Run a bounded sourcing workflow with evidence, deduplicated prospects, and clear next actions. - Author: [ScoutMesh](/) - Requirements: Works with supplied documents. File tools save the outputs; web access and recruiting connectors are optional. - Category: Sourcing - Page: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/sourcing-plan - Instructions: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/sourcing-plan/SKILL.md - You provide: A role brief, available sources or tools, time/budget limits, and any existing candidate list. - You get: A search plan, source and query log, deduplicated prospect register, and a next-action queue. ## Write personal candidate outreach Prepare candidate-specific messages grounded in evidence and save a usable outreach record. - Author: [ScoutMesh](/) - Requirements: Works with supplied documents. File tools save the outputs; web access and recruiting connectors are optional. - Category: Outreach - Page: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/candidate-outreach - Instructions: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/candidate-outreach/SKILL.md - You provide: A candidate profile, role brief, channel, sender context, and any previous conversation. - You get: A ready-to-send first message and follow-up, supporting facts, and a candidate outreach log. ## Prepare a structured interview Create a timed interview, consistent questions, and an evidence sheet the interviewer can use. - Author: [ScoutMesh](/) - Requirements: Works with supplied documents. File tools save the outputs; web access and recruiting connectors are optional. - Category: Interviews - Page: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/interview-plan - Instructions: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/interview-plan/SKILL.md - You provide: The role brief, interview stage and duration, previous-round coverage, and candidate material if relevant. - You get: An interviewer guide, minute-by-minute agenda, requirement coverage map, and fillable evidence sheet. ## Write an evidence-based candidate summary Build a source-linked candidate brief with clear evidence, gaps, and verification questions. - Author: [ScoutMesh](/) - Requirements: Works with supplied documents. File tools save the outputs; web access and recruiting connectors are optional. - Category: Candidate review - Page: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/candidate-summary - Instructions: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/candidate-summary/SKILL.md - You provide: A role brief plus a CV, profile, and any screening or interview notes. Specify the intended audience. - You get: A hiring-manager summary, requirement evidence table, source record, and specific verification questions. ## Research an employer Produce a dated employer brief with verifiable claims and useful recruiting implications. - Author: [ScoutMesh](/) - Requirements: Works with supplied documents. File tools save the outputs; web access and recruiting connectors are optional. - Category: Research - Page: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/company-research - Instructions: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/company-research/SKILL.md - You provide: The company name or domain, purpose of the research, and any supplied pages, notes, or links. - You get: An employer brief, claim and source register, hiring observations, and a refreshable company record. ## Visualise a recruiting pipeline Turn recruiting exports into checked metrics and a dashboard you can refresh with new data. - Author: [ScoutMesh](/) - Requirements: Works with supplied documents. File tools save the outputs; web access and recruiting connectors are optional. - Category: Visualisation - Page: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/recruitment-dashboard - Instructions: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/recruitment-dashboard/SKILL.md - You provide: Pipeline or activity exports, the reporting period/time zone, stage definitions, and the decision the report should support. - You get: A dashboard, clean analytical data, metric definitions, a data-quality report, and reproducible refresh files. ## Map the talent market Map employers, compensation, skills trends, and supply and demand for a role and location. - Author: [Andrew Shwetzer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/txfl/) - Original: https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/recruiter-plugin/blob/03b03f82883f176ae2057814fbf0c34e895375a8/skills/rp-market-map/SKILL.md - Source revision: 03b03f82883f176ae2057814fbf0c34e895375a8 - Requirements: Claude Code with web search and file access. No external API key required. - Category: Research - Page: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/talent-market-map - Instructions: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/talent-market-map/SKILL.md - You provide: A role title and location. - You get: A market map with salary ranges, employer groups, skills trends, and sourcing notes. ## Review a CV against a role Review first impressions, evidence, career narrative, likely objections, and positioning fixes. - Author: [Andrew Shwetzer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/txfl/) - Original: https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/recruiter-plugin/blob/03b03f82883f176ae2057814fbf0c34e895375a8/skills/rp-resume-screen/SKILL.md - Source revision: 03b03f82883f176ae2057814fbf0c34e895375a8 - Requirements: Claude Code with file access. No external API key required. - Category: Candidate review - Page: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/cv-role-review - Instructions: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/cv-role-review/SKILL.md - You provide: A resume and job description, as files, pasted text, or a job posting URL. - You get: A resume review with an evidence audit, five positioning fixes, and the author's fit assessment. ## Write outreach to a potential client Draft a three-email hiring-manager sequence with subject options and a quality checklist. - Author: [Andrew Shwetzer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/txfl/) - Original: https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/recruiter-plugin/blob/03b03f82883f176ae2057814fbf0c34e895375a8/skills/rp-outreach/SKILL.md - Source revision: 03b03f82883f176ae2057814fbf0c34e895375a8 - Requirements: Claude Code with web search and file access. No external API key required. - Category: Outreach - Page: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/client-outreach - Instructions: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/client-outreach/SKILL.md - You provide: A company name, recruiter details, and an optional tone preference. - You get: Three subject options, an initial email, and day-three and day-seven follow-ups. ## Check hiring activity Scan hiring, growth, and leadership signals, score companies, and save promising leads. - Author: [Andrew Shwetzer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/txfl/) - Original: https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/recruiter-plugin/blob/03b03f82883f176ae2057814fbf0c34e895375a8/skills/rp-signals/SKILL.md - Source revision: 03b03f82883f176ae2057814fbf0c34e895375a8 - Requirements: Claude Code with web search and file access. No external API key required. - Category: Research - Page: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/hiring-activity - Instructions: https://getscoutmesh.com/skills/hiring-activity/SKILL.md - You provide: One company or a list of up to ten companies. - You get: A scored signal report, suggested contacts and actions, and saved lead files.