Write a job post for my first hire. Structure:
1. Who I am: 2-3 sentences. The business, the size, why I'm hiring.
2. What I'd hire you for: focus on outcomes, not tasks. What this person should be running by month 2.
3. Who this is for: 2-3 specific filters that screen for self-direction.
4. Who this is NOT for: 2-3 explicit anti-filters (anyone whose first question is 'what's the process for X', anyone looking for a path to a manager role, etc.).
5. Test task: paid, ~$200, takes ~90 min, does part of the actual work. Pay even if I don't hire.
6. Compensation + how to apply: short. No resume request - ask for a 3-paragraph email instead.
Don't list 15 'requirements.' Two-three musts, two-three anti-filters.
The role I'm hiring for + my business context:
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Job post for your first hire
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Example output
Operations Generalist - Remote, Part-Time (15-20 hrs/week)
Who I am: I run PromptPaste, a Mac and iOS app for saving AI prompts. Solo founder, 18 months in, profitable, ~3,000 paying customers.
What I'd hire you for:
Not to do tasks I assign. To find tasks I should be doing and either do them or tell me to. The first month is mostly learning the business. By month two, you should be running customer support, weekly KPI reporting, and at least one piece of the marketing engine without me asking.
Who this is for:
Someone who has been the operations person at a 1-5 person company before, or has run their own service business with paying customers. You're more energized by ambiguity than by spec docs. You've been frustrated working for someone who needs to specify everything.
Who this is NOT for:
- Anyone whose first question is 'what's the process for X.' I don't have processes - that's part of why I'm hiring.
- Anyone looking for a path to a manager role. There is no team to manage. There won't be one for at least 18 months.
Test task (paid, $200, takes ~90 min):
Review the support inbox snapshot I'll send. Tell me: (1) the top 3 ticket types by volume, (2) which one is the highest-ROI to automate, (3) draft the automated response you'd ship Monday. I'll pay $200 for completed responses regardless of whether we hire.
Compensation: $35/hr, paid weekly. Equity available after 6 months if it's working for both of us.
Apply: send a 3-paragraph email to ivan@promptpaste.com. Don't attach a resume.
Common mistakes
Don't list 15 'requirements' - the requirements list is where every job post becomes generic. List 2-3 absolute musts and 2-3 'who this is NOT for' filters. Also: do not skip the paid test task. Free test tasks attract people with too much time; paid test tasks attract people who value their time and yours. Pay even if you don't hire - it's the cheapest reputation insurance you can buy. Third mistake: requesting a resume. Resumes filter for credentialed people; an email asking why they want THIS job filters for people who actually want this job.
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Why it works
The first hire is the moment a solopreneur stops being a true solopreneur, and most job posts for first hires read like enterprise HR templates. This prompt produces the opposite: a job post that screens for self-direction (not credentials), with a real test task that does part of the actual work. The test task is the differentiator - resumes filter for what people did before, the test task filters for what they can do now. Bad hires for solopreneurs don't fail because of skill - they fail because the person needed direction and you don't have time to give it. The post should make that filter explicit. Tested cleanest on Claude Opus 4.7.