Fireflies.ai Prompt for Interview Summary

This prompt helps you transform interview recordings into structured candidate summaries with key qualifications and hiring recommendations. Perfect for hiring managers, recruiters, and HR teams conducting multiple interviews. Fireflies.ai will extract relevant information that supports better hiring decisions and speeds up candidate evaluation.

Works Best With: Fireflies.ai | Also works with: Otter.ai, Fathom, Grain

The Prompt

Analyze this interview transcript and create a candidate evaluation summary.

Interview context:
– Position: [JOB TITLE]
– Candidate name: [NAME]
– Interviewer(s): [WHO CONDUCTED INTERVIEW]
– Interview type: [PHONE SCREEN, TECHNICAL, BEHAVIORAL, PANEL, etc.]
– Key skills required: [TOP 3-5 REQUIREMENTS FOR ROLE]

Extract and organize:
1. Candidate Summary (2-3 sentences on background and fit)
2. Relevant Experience (past roles and accomplishments that matter)
3. Technical/Hard Skills Assessment (how they match requirements)
4. Soft Skills Observed (communication, problem-solving, cultural fit)
5. Strengths (what they excel at)
6. Concerns or Gaps (areas of weakness or missing qualifications)
7. Standout Moments (impressive answers or red flags)
8. Candidate’s Questions (what they asked about role/company)
9. Compensation Expectations (if discussed)
10. Next Steps Recommendation (advance, decline, additional interview needed)

Include direct quotes for particularly strong or concerning answers.
Be objective—focus on evidence from the interview.
Note any areas that need follow-up in next rounds.

When to Use This Prompt

• You’re interviewing multiple candidates and need to compare them objectively
• You want to share interview feedback with hiring team members who weren’t present
• You need documentation for HR records and hiring decisions
• You’re managing a hiring pipeline and need quick candidate evaluation notes

What You’ll Get

The AI will generate a comprehensive candidate evaluation with a concise summary of background and overall fit, detailed accounting of relevant experience and accomplishments, skills assessment mapped to job requirements, observations about soft skills and cultural alignment, clear identification of strengths to leverage, honest concerns or qualification gaps to address, memorable moments whether positive or negative, insights from questions the candidate asked, salary expectations if mentioned, and a clear recommendation on whether to advance them. Direct quotes provide evidence for your assessment.

Why This Prompt Works

• Skills mapping: Comparing candidate abilities against specific job requirements prevents vague “good fit” assessments

• Balanced evaluation: Explicitly requesting both strengths and concerns ensures fair, thorough assessment

• Evidence-based: Using direct quotes grounds evaluation in what was actually said, not interviewer bias

• Clear recommendation: Forcing a next-step decision prevents endless “maybes” in the pipeline

How to Customize This Prompt

1. [JOB TITLE] — Specific role to contextualize evaluation
2. [NAME] — Candidate’s full name for records
3. [WHO CONDUCTED INTERVIEW] — Interviewer names for accountability
4. [INTERVIEW TYPE] — Stage determines what to evaluate closely
5. [TOP REQUIREMENTS] — Must-have skills to assess against
6. Add scoring: Include “rate each key skill 1-5 with justification” for quantified comparison
7. Team-specific: Add “assess fit with [team/manager name]” for cultural alignment

Pro Tips

• Standardize questions: Use the same prompt structure for all candidates to enable fair comparison

• Panel interviews: For group interviews, request “note each interviewer’s perspective on fit” to capture diverse viewpoints

• Reference check prep: Add “suggest reference check questions based on concerns” to dig deeper

• Diversity awareness: Include “flag any potential bias in my assessment” to check for unconscious prejudice