{"id":"fpa-open-req-aging-table","audience":"fpa","category":"finance-work","track":"finance","technique":"format","level":"beginner","title":"Age open requisitions as of today and flag the old ones","free":false,"task":"You're summarizing open requisitions for the CFO as of Nov 6, 2026. Write a prompt for a markdown table with columns Req | Role | Days open | Flag, sorted by days open from highest to lowest, then a line starting \"Average days open:\" with the math to one decimal. Flag is \"Over 60 days\" when open more than 60 days. Don't mention recruiter excuses or comment on any hiring decision. No commentary. Under 80 words.","materialLabel":"Open requisition list (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"OPEN REQUISITIONS - as of Nov 6, 2026, Fieldstone Software\n\nReq | Role | Opened | Hiring manager\nR1 | Data engineer | Aug 12, 2026 | Ilan\nR2 | Support lead | Sep 21, 2026 | Rena\nR3 | Account executive | Oct 5, 2026 | Priti\nR4 | Finance analyst | Jun 30, 2026 | Dana\n\nDays open = Nov 6 minus the opened date, counting calendar days.\n\nRecruiter notes: R4 'is hard to fill because of salary expectations'; R1 'had two offers decline'. These are explanations, not part of the aging table. Decisions about the reqs are for the hiring managers and the CFO.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"maxBullets","max":0}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the columns","patterns":["req.*role.*days open.*flag","columns"]},{"label":"Asks for sorting","patterns":["highest first","sort"]},{"label":"Gives the flag rule","patterns":["over 60 days"]},{"label":"Asks for the average line","patterns":["average days open"]},{"label":"Bans the notes","patterns":["(do not|don'?t).*(recruiter|hiring decision)"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Counting from the wrong date","why":"The AI counts months instead of calendar days.","fix":"Say: \"Days open = Nov 6 minus the opened date.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Echoing recruiter notes","why":"The AI adds why R4 is hard to fill.","fix":"Add: \"Do not mention recruiter notes.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Average without math","why":"The AI gives 73 with no division.","fix":"Add: \"Average days open: the four numbers added and divided by 4.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not sorted","why":"The AI keeps the original order.","fix":"Say: \"Sort by days open, highest first.\"","checks":["r0","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":"An aging table counts calendar days, sorts, flags and averages. Give the rules and ban the excuses.","rubricLabels":["Table has the columns Req | Role | Days open | Flag with rows in this order: R4 (129 days), R1 (86), R2 (46), R3 (32)","Over 60 days is flagged on R4 and R1 only","The line starting \"Average days open:\" shows (129 + 86 + 46 + 32) / 4 = 73.3 and the output never mentions the recruiter notes or hiring decisions"]}