{"id":"fpa-hiring-shift-email-ceo","audience":"fpa","category":"finance-work","track":"finance","technique":"audience","level":"beginner","title":"Email the CEO about a hiring timing change with the dollar effect","free":false,"task":"You're sending a short note about a hiring plan change. Write a prompt for a plain-text email that starts with \"Hi Rae,\" and has three lines starting \"Change:\", \"This year:\" and \"Next year:\", then ends with the line \"Ilan\". The This year line shows the math. Label anything unconfirmed. No recommendations. Under 80 words. No bullets or numbering.","materialLabel":"Hiring change notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"HIRING PLAN CHANGE - FY27, Orchard Analytics (Nov 5, 2026)\n\nPlanned: two analysts start Jan 1, 2027. New plan: both start Apr 1, 2027 (hiring managers agreed after the Q1 workload review).\nCost per analyst: $10,000 per month fully loaded.\nThe Jan 1 start would have cost 12 months in FY27; an Apr 1 start costs 9 months.\nRecruiter fees are unchanged by the date.\n\nThe next fiscal year's (FY28) full-year cost per analyst is the same either way: 12 months x $10,000.\n\nOne of the two candidates has verbally accepted; the other is still interviewing. No offer letters are signed.\nIlan (FP&A) is writing to Rae (CEO).","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"maxBullets","max":0}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the greeting and lines","patterns":["hi rae","change:","this year:","next year:"]},{"label":"Shows the saving math","patterns":["2 x 3","60,000"]},{"label":"Labels unconfirmed","patterns":["unconfirmed"]},{"label":"Bans recommendations","patterns":["no recommendation"]},{"label":"Caps length","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","plain"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Treating the saving as permanent","why":"The AI says the move saves $60,000 every year.","fix":"Add: \"Next year: the full-year cost is unchanged.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Stating acceptances as fact","why":"The AI says both candidates accepted.","fix":"Add: 'Label the candidates\\' acceptance \"unconfirmed\".'","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Wrong greeting or sign-off","why":"The AI signs 'FP&A' or uses a long closing.","fix":"Add: 'Start with \"Hi Rae,\" and end with the line: Ilan.'","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Markdown extras","why":"The AI adds bold labels, headings and a closing note.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold. Output only the lines asked for.\"","checks":["plainText","maxBullets","r1"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting and runs past word limits.","fix":"Ask for fewer words than the real cap and keep each line short.","checks":["maxWords"]}],"hint":"A timing change saves money only this year. Give the lines, the math and what to label unconfirmed.","rubricLabels":["The note starts with \"Hi Rae,\" and the line starting \"Change:\" says both analysts move from Jan 1 to Apr 1, 2027","The line starting \"This year:\" shows 2 analysts x 3 months x $10,000 = $60,000 lower FY27 cost","The line starting \"Next year:\" says no change to the full-year cost, the note labels the candidate status as unconfirmed, ends with the line \"Ilan\" and has no recommendation"]}