{"id":"hr-knockout-screening-questions","audience":"hr","category":"planning","track":"productivity","technique":"constraints","title":"Write knockout screening questions from must-haves only","free":false,"task":"You're adding knockout questions to a job application form. Write exactly 3 numbered yes/no questions, one for each current must-have, each under 15 words, plain text. Base them only on the final must-haves (one was dropped), and keep every question job-related, with nothing about age, health or other protected traits.","materialLabel":"Job requirements and notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Application form - CDL Delivery Driver (Cedar Freight)\n\nMust-haves (from job analysis):\n1. Valid Class A CDL.\n2. At least 2 years of commercial driving experience.\n3. Able to lift 50 lbs repeatedly (unloading at stops).\n4. High school diploma or GED.\n   UPDATE (Mar 2, hiring manager + HR): diploma requirement DROPPED; not needed for the job.\n5. Available for shifts starting at 5am.\n\nNice-to-haves (do NOT use as knockouts): hazmat endorsement, bilingual Spanish.\n\nWait - that's 4 must-haves after the drop. HR decided the lift requirement is covered by the post-offer physical, so knockouts are only the CDL, the 2 years, and the 5am shifts.\n\nOff-limits (HR/legal): no questions about age, date of birth, health conditions, disability, or \"are you physically fit.\" Check with HR/legal before adding any new question.\n\nFormat: questions appear as yes/no toggles on the form.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":50},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking for 'screening questions'","why":"The AI writes open-ended interview questions with headings.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 3 numbered yes/no questions. Plain text.\"","checks":["numberedItems","plainText","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 question instead: \"each question under 14 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Using every must-have","why":"The original list has 5 items, and the AI uses them all.","fix":"Add: \"Only the final 3: CDL, 2 years, 5am shifts.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Drifting into off-limits topics","why":"Lifting questions can slide into health or fitness.","fix":"Add: \"Nothing about age, health, disability or fitness.\"","checks":["r1"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Asks for yes/no","patterns":["yes.?no","toggle","knockout"]},{"label":"Uses the final must-haves","patterns":["final","only.{0,20}(3|three)","cdl","dropped"]},{"label":"Keeps protected topics out","patterns":["protected","health","age","off.limits","job.related"]},{"label":"Sets the number of questions","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,15}question"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Knockout questions reject people automatically, so they must be exactly the real requirements. Tell the AI which must-haves are final and what's off-limits.","rubricLabels":["The 3 questions cover exactly: holding a valid Class A CDL, at least 2 years of commercial driving experience, and availability for shifts starting at 5am","No question asks about the diploma, lifting, hazmat or language, and none touches age, health, disability or fitness","Every question is answerable yes or no (starting with Do, Are, Can or Have), with no intro or notes"]}