{"id":"dat-hr-cost-per-hire-by-source","audience":"hr","category":"decisions","technique":"context","title":"Compare cost per hire by recruiting source","free":false,"task":"You're deciding where to put next year's recruiting budget. One referral hire quit in week 2 and per policy doesn't count as a hire (his bonus was never paid). Write exactly 3 numbered lines, one per source, each as Source: $cost ÷ hires = $X per hire, then one unnumbered last line: Lowest: [source]. Plain text, under 60 words.","materialLabel":"Recruiting spend report (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"RECRUITING SPEND - this year (Customer Service roles)\n\nSource | Spend | Hires\nJob board (CareerPost annual plan) | $3,600 | 2\nEmployee referrals (bonuses paid) | $4,500 | 4\nStaffing agency (20% of first-year salary) | $10,000 | 1\n\nNotes:\n- Referral bonus is $1,500, paid after 90 days.\n- Referral hires: Tasha (March), Omar (May), Jun (July), Leo (Sept - left after 2 weeks).\n- Agency hire's salary was $50,000.\n- Hiring manager says agency candidates \"feel more polished.\" Not measured.\n- CareerPost renewal notice arrived; price goes up 10% next year.\n- Budget request is due to finance Dec 1.\n- Cost per hire is the main number finance looks at.\n- Shared with the team in the usual folder.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":60}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not mentioning the early quit","why":"The AI counts Leo, so referrals look cheaper than they are.","fix":"Add: \"Leo left in week 2; referrals had 3 hires.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Not asking to see the work","why":"Finance will want the math behind the request.","fix":"Add a line to copy: \"1. Job board: $3,600 ÷ 2 = $1,800 per hire\"","checks":["numberedItems","r1"]},{"title":"Getting opinions","why":"The AI weighs the 'more polished' comment.","fix":"Add: \"Use only the numbers. Then one line: Lowest: [source].\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each line: \"each line under 12 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it goes","why":"AI loves markdown tables and bold, which show up as clutter in a budget request.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, headings or tables.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Mentions the early quit","patterns":["leo","quit|left","3 hires"]},{"label":"Defines cost per hire","patterns":["per hire","÷|divid"]},{"label":"Asks to show the math","patterns":["show (the |your )?(math|work)","x \\$|\\bx\\b.{0,10}=","calculation","step"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no (headings|tables)"]}],"hint":"The report counts a hire that policy doesn't. Tell the AI and ask for each source's division.","rubricLabels":["Referrals count 3 hires: $4,500 ÷ 3 = $1,500 per hire (not $1,125)","Job board is $3,600 ÷ 2 = $1,800 and the agency is $10,000 ÷ 1 = $10,000","The last line names Referrals as lowest, with nothing before the first numbered line"]}