Skills Lab / Contributors

Will Grady

Ex Google, Amazon, Meta & BP Recruiter
Founder, Hikari · LinkedIn

23 skills
CV screening

Blind CV

Strips a CV to be assessed blind — name, age and background clues out.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Shortlisting

Call notes to submission

Turns rough screening-call notes into a structured, evidenced submission.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Sourcing

Candidate outreach message

A short first message built on one true detail — not a mail-merge.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Business development

Client account plan

Turns your notes on a client into a one-page plan — who's who, what's coming, next actions.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Client briefs

Client intake brief

Turns a vague job brief into one the client will confirm, and names what's missing.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Client briefs

Cost of an unfilled vacancy

What an unfilled role costs the client every day it stays open — from their figures.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Offers and negotiation

Counter-offer conversation

Prepares a candidate for the counter-offer — before they resign.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
CV screening

Evidence-based CV screen

Scores a CV against the brief on evidence only — blind to name, age and gender.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Sourcing

Database rediscovery

Finds past candidates in your own notes who fit a new brief, on evidence alone.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
For agency owners

Monthly desk review

An honest monthly read on a desk or the whole agency, from the figures you paste.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
AI in recruitment

Fair AI at an agency

Practical guidance on using AI with candidates fairly — what to blind, what a person must decide.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Job adverts

Inclusive job advert check

Catches gender-coded, age-coded and off-putting wording before an advert goes live.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Interviewing

Interview debrief

Runs a debrief from the interviewers' notes — evidence first, scores before discussion.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Job adverts

Job advert from a brief

An honest, inclusive advert from a brief — salary shown, real must-haves only.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Sourcing

Market intelligence

A decision-grade market map — supply, pay, movement and a build-or-buy verdict.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Offers and negotiation

Offer comparison

Two offers side by side on real take-home, pension, benefits and the commute.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Desk and productivity

Pipeline drop-off review

Finds where candidates fall out of your pipeline, and what to fix first.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Candidate care

Rejection with feedback

A kind, specific rejection with feedback drawn only from the evidence.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Offers and negotiation

Salary gap closer

Works out what the gap is really worth, after tax, and who should move.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Scorecards

Scorecard from brief

A weighted hiring scorecard from a brief — criteria, weights and anchors.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Shortlisting

Shortlist write-up

The client-ready candidate summary, every claim backed by evidence.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Sourcing

Sourcing strategy

Turns a role brief into a full multi-platform search, not a single Boolean string.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude
Interviewing

Structured interview kit

A full interview kit from a brief — competencies, questions, probes and a 1–4 scorecard.

Will GradyChatGPT · Claude