{"id":"ind-job-posting-checklist-labels","audience":"job-seekers","category":"fact-checking","technique":"verification","title":"Check a job posting against your must-haves with exact labels","free":false,"task":"Before applying, you're checking a posting against your 4 must-haves. Write exactly 4 numbered lines in the form \"Must-have: Yes, No or Not stated - evidence\", using only those three labels, plain text, under 80 words. The evidence must quote or point to the posting, and anything the posting doesn't mention is Not stated, not a guess. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"Your must-haves and the posting (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"MY MUST-HAVES (Chen Wei)\n1. Salary range goes up to at least $60,000\n2. Remote at least 2 days a week\n3. Health insurance starts day one\n4. No weekend work at all\n\nJOB POSTING - Logistics Analyst - Corvid Freight Partners (fictional)\n\"Join our growing analytics team in Columbus, OH.\n- Salary: $58,000-$66,000 depending on experience\n- Schedule: Monday-Friday, on-site 4 days, 1 remote day per week\n- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)\n- Occasional weekend support during peak season (November-December)\n- Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field preferred\"\n\nMy notes:\n- A friend at Corvid says benefits start after 60 days, but she's not sure.\n- The posting was updated Nov 3; the earlier version said fully on-site.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"No fixed shape","why":"The AI writes a pros-and-cons essay about the job.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 4 numbered lines: Must-have: label - evidence.\"","checks":["numberedItems","plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 80 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part instead: \"each line under 18 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Mushy labels","why":"The AI writes Maybe or Partially, which doesn't help you decide.","fix":"Add: \"Use only Yes, No or Not stated.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Filling gaps with rumors","why":"The AI uses your friend's guess for the insurance start date.","fix":"Add: \"If the posting doesn't say, write Not stated.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"No evidence","why":"A label without the posting's words can't be checked.","fix":"Add: \"Quote the posting as evidence on each line.\"","checks":["r2"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Uses exact labels","patterns":["yes, no,? or not stated","not stated","only (these|those|three) labels"]},{"label":"Quotes the posting","patterns":["quote","evidence","posting'?s (words|text)"]},{"label":"Rules out guesses","patterns":["don'?t guess","not (a )?guess","friend","rumor"]},{"label":"Sets the number of lines","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\b.{0,20}(lines|must-haves|items)"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Checking a posting means separating what it says from what you hope. Give the AI exact labels, require evidence, and ban guesses.","rubricLabels":["The labels are: salary Yes (range up to $66,000), remote days No (only 1 remote day), insurance starting day one Not stated, no weekend work No (occasional weekend support in peak season)","Every line uses exactly one of Yes, No or Not stated (no Maybe, Partially or Unclear), and the insurance line is Not stated rather than using the friend's 60-day claim","Each line names the must-have, gives the label, then quotes or points to the posting as evidence, and nothing else appears (no intro, verdict or extra reasoning after the evidence)"]}