{"id":"career-job-posting-match-labels","audience":"job-seekers","category":"career","technique":"verification","track":"writing","title":"Check a job posting against your background with clear labels","free":false,"task":"Before you apply, you want an honest read on how you match a posting. Get exactly 5 numbered lines, one per requirement in the posting's order, each formatted \"1. Requirement: Yes / Partly / No - reason\" using exactly one of those three labels, under 120 words, plain text. Base it only on your notes, and remember the posting was updated.","materialLabel":"The posting and your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"JOB POSTING: Customer Success Associate, Lumen Learning Apps (remote)\nRequirements:\n1. 1+ year in a customer-facing role\n2. Comfortable with Zendesk or a similar help desk tool\n3. Excellent written communication\n4. Spanish fluency\n5. Bachelor's degree\nUPDATE (posted Oct 30): \"We've removed the bachelor's degree requirement. Equivalent experience welcome.\"\n\nMY NOTES (Grace Liu)\n- 2 years at Pine Street Books, cashier then \"online orders lead\": answered customer emails, about 30 a day\n- we used Freshdesk for the email queue (not Zendesk)\n- wrote the store's return policy FAQ page\n- Spanish: 2 years in high school, I can read a menu, that's it\n- associate degree in communications, Riverside Community College\n- dream company honestly","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":5},{"type":"maxWords","max":120},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking for a pep talk","why":"Ask 'am I a good fit' and the AI says yes with enthusiasm, skipping the gaps.","fix":"Add: \"Check each requirement and label it Yes, Partly or No. Be honest about gaps.\"","checks":["r1","r0"]},{"title":"Missing the update","why":"The AI may grade you against the degree requirement that was removed.","fix":"Add: \"The degree requirement was removed on Oct 30.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not giving the exact labels","why":"Without fixed labels, the AI writes 'strong match' and 'could highlight', which don't help you decide.","fix":"Show it: \"1. 1+ year customer-facing: Yes - reason\"","checks":["r0","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over.","fix":"Cap each line: \"each reason under 14 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it's going","why":"AI adds bold and headings that show up as stray symbols in your job tracker.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Gives the exact labels","patterns":["yes.{0,10}partly.{0,10}no","label"]},{"label":"Asks for one line per requirement","patterns":["each requirement","per requirement","\\b(5|five)\\b.{0,20}(line|requirement)"]},{"label":"Uses the update","patterns":["update","removed","degree"]},{"label":"Asks for honesty","patterns":["honest","gap","don't (stretch|exaggerate|inflate)","only.{0,20}notes"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]}],"hint":"The AI wants to cheer you on. Fixed labels per requirement turn that into an honest checklist. Mention the update, too.","rubricLabels":["Each line uses exactly one label: Yes, Partly or No","Spanish fluency is labeled No (two years of high school Spanish is not fluency)","The degree line says it is no longer required, or is labeled Yes, because of the October 30 update (it is not labeled No)"]}