Directory/Skills Directory/Agency Recruiting Pack/Candidate Submittal

Candidate Submittal skill

Writes the submittal a hiring manager actually reads: why this person fits each must have, the gaps and how they cover them, then pay, notice, setup and motivation. It can produce a blind profile with names and employers removed, and it drops anything a client must not use to decide.

  • Screening and interviewscategory
  • No scriptsinstructions only, sends nothing
  • Any AI appupload, or copy and paste

Free, no signup

Upload the file to Claude, ChatGPT Business or Gemini Enterprise. On ChatGPT Plus, the free Gemini app or Grok, copy and paste it instead.

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Part of the Agency Recruiting Pack · View on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

What the Candidate Submittal skill does

Ask it things like:

  • “Write a submittal for this resume against the job order, here are my screening notes”
  • “Make a blind profile of this candidate for a new client”
  • “Tighten this submittal so the strongest proof is first”
Best for
Recruiters presenting a candidate to a client hiring manager
Author
Work Insiders
Needs
Nothing beyond your AI assistant
License
MIT
Runs in
Claude, Gemini Enterprise, Gemini CLI, Gemini app (as a Gem), ChatGPT, Codex, Grok

How to use Candidate Submittal in Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok

Claude upload

  1. In Claude, open Settings (or Customize), then Skills, then Upload.
  2. Upload candidate-submittal.zip as it is. Don't unzip it.
  3. Check it is switched on.
  4. Test it: start a new chat and type Use candidate-submittal, then paste what you have.

Team and Enterprise owners may need to allow skills first.

ChatGPT Business, Enterprise or Edu upload

  1. In the sidebar, click Plugins, then the Skills tab.
  2. Click Create, then Upload from your computer, and pick candidate-submittal.zip.
  3. 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

  1. Open the copy tool on the pack page, pick ChatGPT and click Copy. It adds your agency profile if you filled it in.
  2. In ChatGPT, click Projects, then New project, and name it after the skill.
  3. Open the project's Instructions and paste.
  4. 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

  1. In the Gemini Enterprise web app, click Skills in the menu.
  2. Click +, then Upload skill, pick candidate-submittal.zip and click Import.
  3. 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

  1. Open the copy tool on the pack page, pick Gemini Gem and click Copy. It adds your agency profile if you filled it in.
  2. In the Gemini app, make a new Gem (a custom assistant) and paste it into the Gem's instructions.
  3. Chat with that Gem whenever you need the skill.

Grok paste

  1. Open the copy tool on the pack page, pick Grok and click Copy. It adds your agency profile if you filled it in.
  2. Paste it into a chat with your Grok Bot. The first line asks it to save the skill with Skill Creator.
  3. Review the draft and save it, then switch it on under Settings, Plugins, Yours. Call it with / in a chat.

Developers folder

  1. Gemini CLI or Antigravity: unzip into .gemini/skills/ in your project, or ~/.gemini/skills/ for every project.
  2. Claude Code: ~/.claude/skills/, or install a whole pack as a plugin from our GitHub repo. Grok Build: .grok/skills/.

Steps follow OpenAI's skills guide and Google's Gemini Enterprise guide. Menu names change, so check there if a label looks different.

The full instruction file (SKILL.md)

Nothing hidden: this is the whole file. Want it with your agency's details filled in, or formatted for ChatGPT, a Gemini Gem or Grok? Use the copy tool on the Agency Recruiting Pack page.

---
name: candidate-submittal
description: Writes the candidate submittal an agency recruiter sends to a client hiring manager, matched against the job order, plus a blind (anonymized) profile when needed. Use when a recruiter says "write a submittal", "submit this candidate", "candidate summary for the client", "blind profile", "why this candidate", or pastes a resume and screening notes with a job order.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Work Insiders
  version: "1.0"
  pack: agency-recruiting-pack
---

# Candidate submittal

A submittal is the agency's pitch to the hiring manager. Managers read the first few lines and decide. Your job is to make those lines answer "why this person, for this job, now" with facts from the resume and the recruiter's screen.

If `references/agency-profile.md` exists, read it for the agency's submittal rules (for example "always include the candidate's pay expectation" or "blind profiles only for new clients").

## Inputs

- The job order (or at least the must haves, pay range, location and interview steps).
- The resume.
- The recruiter's screening notes: motivation, pay expectation, notice period, availability, location and work authorization as the candidate stated it, other interviews in play.

If screening notes are missing, ask for: why they would move, pay expectation, notice period, and availability to interview. Do not send a submittal without pay expectation unless the recruiter says to.

## Output: the submittal

```
Subject: [Candidate first name] for [Job title] - [one-line hook]

[First name] is a [current title] at [company type or name] with [n] years in [core area]. [One sentence on why they fit this search.]

Why they fit
- [Must have 1]: [evidence from resume or screen, with a number if there is one]
- [Must have 2]: [evidence]
- [Must have 3]: [evidence]

Gaps and how they cover them
- [Gap]: [honest note, or what they said about it]

The details
- Pay expectation: [ ]
- Notice / start: [ ]
- Location / work setup: [ ]
- Work authorization: [as the candidate stated it]
- Why they would move: [their words, short]
- Other activity: [interviewing elsewhere? offers pending?]

Available to interview: [days/times]
```

Keep it under 200 words above "The details". Put the strongest proof first.

## Blind profile

When the recruiter asks for a blind profile, remove: name, current and past employer names (replace with a description like "Tier 1 automotive supplier, 2,000 staff"), school names if they identify the person, email, phone, street address, and LinkedIn URL. Keep city or metro, titles, years, skills and achievements. Label the top `BLIND PROFILE: [Title] candidate, [Metro]`.

## Rules

- Only use facts from the resume or the recruiter's notes. If something is not there, leave it out or mark it `ask candidate`.
- Never include age, date of birth, marital status, children, religion, health, photos, or anything else the client must not use to decide. If the notes contain these, drop them and tell the recruiter you did.
- Show gaps. A submittal that hides a missing must have loses the client's trust when the interview finds it.
- Never exaggerate titles, years or results. "Led" only if the resume says led.
- Do not add the agency fee to a submittal unless the agency profile says to.
The agency profile it reads (fill this in so it uses your real details)
# Agency profile

Fill this in once. Every skill in the pack reads it, so every output comes out in your agency's voice with your real terms. Delete any line you do not want the AI to use. Leave a line blank rather than guessing.

## Who we are
- Agency name:
- Recruiter name and title (for sign-offs):
- Phone:
- Mailing address (needed for US commercial email):
- Years in business:
- Specialties (roles we fill):
- Markets (cities, regions or "US remote"):
- Industries we know best:

## Terms
- Direct hire fee basis (e.g. % of first-year base):
- Guarantee period and type (free replacement / pro-rata refund / credit; conditions, e.g. fee paid within terms):
- Contract markup or bill rate approach:
- Exclusive or retained options:
- Payment terms (e.g. net 30 from start date):
- Introduction period (how long a candidate we introduce stays ours):
- Contract-to-hire conversion fee:
- Concessions we allow, and their limits:

## Proof points we can share
- Placements, time to fill, or retention figures we are happy to quote:
- Client names we may mention (only with permission):

## How we work
- ATS:
- Do we text candidates? (yes/no):
- Name the client in first candidate messages? (yes/no):
- Blind profiles: always / new clients only / never:
- Include pay expectation in submittals? (yes/no):
- Job post apply instructions:
- EEO statement:

## Cold email
- Sequencer we use (e.g. Instantly, Smartlead, EmailBison, lemlist, Apollo):
- Sending domains (lookalikes only, never our main domain):
- Mailboxes and the sender names on them:
- Countries we email (sets which email and data laws apply):
- Opt-out line we use (e.g. "Reply 'no' and I won't email again."):
- Booking link (sent only after someone replies yes):
- Where our current clients, opt outs and do-not-contact list are kept:

## Words we never use
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Questions

Is the Candidate Submittal skill free?

Yes. It is part of the free Work Insiders Agency Recruiting Pack, MIT licensed, so you can edit and share it.

Does Candidate Submittal work in Gemini?

Yes. Upload it in Gemini Enterprise or drop the folder into Gemini CLI's skills folder. In the regular Gemini app, paste its instructions into a Gem.

Can I trust it with my data?

It has no scripts and sends nothing anywhere. Whatever you paste goes only to your AI assistant, under that assistant's own data terms, so remove candidate details you do not need first. It can still steer how the assistant answers, so read it before you use it.

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Written by Work Insiders for agency recruiters. Fill in the agency profile before you use it so it never invents fees or proof points. How we make money.