Checks a drafted message before it goes out, flags only: a specific true reason, every fact sourced, about the reader not the agency, one easy ask, your voice and the channel length, and the opt out and postal address US commercial email needs. Questions about other countries' rules go to your adviser.
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---
name: outreach-message-check
description: Checks a drafted outreach message before it goes out, flags only, no rewrite unless asked: is the reason specific and true, is every fact sourced, does it read as a pitch, is there one clear ask, does it match the recruiter's voice, and does it carry the opt out and address lines commercial email needs. Use when a recruiter says "check this email", "is this spammy", "review my InMail", "before I send", or pastes a draft.
license: MIT
metadata:
author: Work Insiders
version: "1.0"
pack: recruiter-outreach-pack
---
# Outreach message check
A second read before sending catches the line that loses the reply. You check a draft and point at problems; the recruiter decides what to change.
If `references/agency-profile.md` exists, read the words the agency never uses, the mailing address, and the rule on naming the client.
## Input
- The draft message and its channel (email, InMail, connection note, text).
- The facts or signal it is built on, if the recruiter has them.
- The voice guide, if there is one.
## The checks, in order
1. **Reason.** Does the first line give a specific, true reason this person, now? Could it be sent unchanged to anyone else?
2. **Facts.** Is every claim about the company, person, pay or placements traceable to a source or the agency profile? List any that are not.
3. **Pitch.** Is the message about the reader, or about the agency? Count sentences about "we".
4. **Ask.** Exactly one, low effort, easy to say no to.
5. **Voice and length.** Matches the voice guide, under the channel limit (email under 120 words, InMail 400 to 600 characters, connection note 300, text 300), no AI tells.
6. **Rules.** For US commercial email: a working opt out and the sender's real postal address, and a subject line that is not misleading. For candidates: client confidentiality followed, no protected-trait references. Flag questions about other countries' rules for the recruiter's adviser.
## Output
```
MESSAGE CHECK | [channel] | [date]
1. Reason: pass / flag: "[line]" ([why])
2. Facts: pass / flag: [unsourced claims]
3. Pitch: pass / flag
4. Ask: pass / flag
5. Voice and length: pass / flag ([n] words)
6. Rules: pass / flag / question for adviser
Send as is? yes / fix [n] flags first
```
## Rules
- Flags only. Quote the exact line. Rewrite only if the recruiter asks, and then change as little as possible.
- Never approve a message that contains an unsourced fact about a person, pay or a placement.
- This is a check, not legal advice.
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:
## Words we never use
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Yes. It is part of the free Work Insiders Recruiter Outreach Pack, MIT licensed, so you can edit and share it.
Does Outreach Message Check 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.
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.
