Claude skills for recruiters and staffing agencies
A skill is an instruction file (SKILL.md) that teaches your AI assistant one recruiting job, done your way. Our free packs work in Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok, and every outside skill listed here was read line by line before we graded it.
Six free packs: five for staffing agency desks and one for in-house recruiting teams. Each pack has its own page with what every skill does, where to start and how to install it.
For corporate TA teams: scorecard, pay range, process plan, candidate updates, structured interviews, debrief, references, rejections, offer acceptance and an AI hiring policy.
One outreach run done right, for client BD or candidates: who to target, a real hiring signal, sourced facts, warm paths, a reason to write, checks before sending, follow-ups and what worked.
Win and keep clients: a 90-day BD plan, key client plans, past clients and referrals, positioning and case studies, fee proposals and objections, exclusive pitches, PSL bids, pipeline and win/loss reviews.
Cold email that wins clients, and candidates when you need them: who to email, an offer worth answering, safe domains, a verified list, short sequences, MPC campaigns, compliance, launch gates, replies and results.
Agency desks: the Agency Recruiting Pack and Agency Desk Pack cover a search from the job order to the post-mortem, the Recruiter Outreach Pack covers the research and follow-up around outreach, the Agency Growth Pack covers winning and keeping clients after the first call, and the Cold Email Pack runs cold email as a channel, from domains and verified lists to sequences, replies and results. Each skill works on its own.
Recruiters closing the loop with candidates by Remote Growth Partners
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How to install a skill in Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok
A skill is a folder with one SKILL.md file inside, plus optional reference files. The short description at the top tells the assistant when to use it; everything below is the playbook it follows. The same folder works in every app that reads the open skills standard.
Claude upload
In Claude, open Settings (or Customize), then Skills, then Upload.
Upload the skill ZIP as it is. Don't unzip it.
Check it is switched on.
Test it: start a new chat and type Use followed by the skill's name, then paste what you have.
Team and Enterprise owners may need to allow skills first.
ChatGPT Business, Enterprise or Edu upload
In the sidebar, click Plugins, then the Skills tab.
Click Create, then Upload from your computer, and pick the skill ZIP.
ChatGPT scans it, then uses it on its own or when you @ mention it.
An admin has to switch skills on for the workspace first.
ChatGPT Plus, Pro or Free paste
Open a pack page, pick the skill and ChatGPT in its copy tool, then click Copy.
In ChatGPT, click Projects, then New project, and name it after the skill.
Open the project's Instructions and paste.
Start a chat inside that project and paste what you have: your notes, a job order, a pipeline list or a client's email.
These plans have no skill upload. A project keeps the instructions for every chat inside it.
Gemini Enterprise upload
In the Gemini Enterprise web app, click Skills in the menu.
Click +, then Upload skill, pick the skill ZIP and click Import.
Call it with / in a chat, or let Gemini pick it up on its own.
Standard, Plus and Pay-as-you-go editions can upload. An admin has to switch skills on first.
Gemini app paste
Open a pack page, pick the skill and Gemini Gem in its copy tool, then click Copy.
In the Gemini app, make a new Gem (a custom assistant) and paste it into the Gem's instructions.
Chat with that Gem whenever you need the skill.
Grok paste
Open a pack page, pick the skill and Grok in its copy tool, then click Copy.
Paste it into a chat with your Grok Bot. The first line asks it to save the skill with Skill Creator.
Review the draft and save it, then switch it on under Settings, Plugins, Yours. Call it with / in a chat.
Developers folder
Gemini CLI or Antigravity: unzip into .gemini/skills/ in your project, or ~/.gemini/skills/ for every project.
Claude Code: ~/.claude/skills/, or install a whole pack as a plugin from our GitHub repo. Grok Build: .grok/skills/.
We open the SKILL.md itself, not a listing page. Empty stubs, scraped copies and anything mostly marketing are left out.
We check what it can do
Skills with scripts can run code. We look for hidden instructions, calls to outside servers, requests for passwords or keys, and anything that breaks a platform's terms, such as LinkedIn scraping.
We grade it for recruiters
A is specific and useful the day you install it. B is useful but generic or thin. C is narrow but worth knowing about.
A grade is our opinion of the skill on the day we read it. Authors change their files, so read a third-party skill yourself before you give it access to anything. Last reviewed November 2026.
Questions
What are Claude skills?
A skill is a set of written instructions, saved as a SKILL.md file, that teaches an AI assistant how to do one task the way you want it done. The assistant reads a one-line description of every installed skill and loads the full instructions only when your request matches, so you can install dozens without slowing it down.
Do skills work in Gemini?
Yes. Gemini Enterprise (Standard, Plus and Pay-as-you-go editions) lets you upload a skill as a ZIP or Markdown file, and Gemini CLI and Antigravity read skill folders from your project. The regular Gemini app has no skill upload, so paste the instructions into a Gem instead.
Do skills work in ChatGPT and Grok?
Yes. ChatGPT Business, Enterprise and Edu let you upload a skill under Plugins, then Skills, once an admin switches skills on; on Free, Plus or Pro, paste the instructions into a Project or GPT. Grok Bot has no upload button yet, but it can save pasted instructions as a skill with its Skill Creator, and xAI's Grok Build coding agent reads skill folders directly.
What is the difference between a skill and an MCP server?
A skill teaches the assistant how to do a job. An MCP server gives it access to a tool, such as your ATS or email finder. They work well together: an outreach skill plus an email finder's MCP server can find the contact and write the message. See our MCP Directory.
Are third-party skills safe?
Plain instruction skills cannot do anything your assistant could not already do, but they can steer it. Skills that include scripts can run code. Read any skill before you install it, keep sends and writes on approval, and prefer skills from authors you can identify.
Can I change the packs?
Yes. All our packs are MIT licensed, so edit, rename or share them. Most teams only need to fill in the profile file: the agency packs read an agency profile (fees, markets, proof points, house rules), and the In-House pack reads a company profile (stages, pay policy, who decides). Agencies can fill theirs in once in the copy tool on this page and it is merged into every skill they copy or download.
Is there a pack for in-house recruiters?
Yes. The In-House Recruiting Pack has twelve skills for corporate and startup TA teams, from the hiring scorecard to the signed offer, plus an AI hiring policy. No skill screens, ranks or scores a candidate.
Is my agency profile sent to Work Insiders?
No. The profile you type into the copy tool is saved in your own browser and used there to build the text you copy and the ZIPs you download. It never leaves your device unless you paste it somewhere yourself.
How do I get my skill listed?
Send the link to your SKILL.md through our submit page. We list skills that are useful to recruiters, HR or sales teams and pass our review. Nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade.
Third-party skills are linked to their authors' own pages, never copied here. Grades are Work Insiders' opinion and nobody pays for a listing or a grade. How we make money.
