{"id":"ind-job-questions-for-interviewer","audience":"job-seekers","category":"brainstorming","technique":"grounding","title":"Prepare questions for your interviewer that the posting doesn't answer","free":false,"task":"You need questions to ask at the end of your interview. Write exactly 4 numbered questions, each under 18 words, each tied to something specific in the posting or your notes, plain text. Skip anything the posting already answers (like remote work or benefits), and don't ask about salary in this round. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"The job posting and your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"JOB POSTING - Customer Success Manager - Larkspur Learning (fictional edtech company)\n- Manage a book of about 60 school district accounts\n- Lead onboarding for new districts each summer\n- Work with Product to share customer feedback\n- Hybrid: 2 days a week in our Austin office\n- Benefits: health, dental, 401(k) match, 20 days PTO\n- Salary range: $68,000-$78,000\n- You'll report to the Director of Customer Success\n- New this year: we're launching a renewal forecasting process\n\nMY NOTES (Andre Okafor)\n- Interviewer: Rachel Simms, Director of Customer Success (my future boss)\n- Glassdoor reviews mention \"summer is brutal\" for onboarding\n- I'm curious how they measure success in the first 90 days\n- The posting says 60 accounts; my current job is 35, wonder how that's split\n- Don't ask about money this round (recruiter said comp talk is next round)","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"No fixed count","why":"The AI gives 10-15 generic questions under category headings.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 4 numbered questions, nothing else.\"","checks":["numberedItems","plainText","r2"]},{"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 question under 16 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Generic questions","why":"\"What's the culture like?\" could be asked anywhere.","fix":"Add: \"Tie each question to something in the posting or my notes.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Asking what's already answered","why":"The AI asks about remote work and benefits, which the posting covers, or about salary.","fix":"Add: \"Skip what the posting answers. No salary questions.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Adding coaching","why":"The AI explains why each question is good.","fix":"Add: \"Questions only, no explanations.\"","checks":["r2"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Sets the number of questions","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\b.{0,20}questions?"]},{"label":"Ties to the posting","patterns":["posting","specific","tied to","based on"]},{"label":"Skips answered topics","patterns":["already (answer|cover|say)","skip","not in the posting"]},{"label":"Rules out salary","patterns":["salary","pay","comp","money"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Good interview questions show you read the posting. Tell the AI to tie each one to it, skip what's answered, and keep pay out of it.","rubricLabels":["Each question ties to something specific from the posting or notes (such as the 60 accounts, summer onboarding, sharing feedback with Product, the new renewal forecasting process, or success in the first 90 days)","None asks something the posting already answers (hybrid schedule, benefits, PTO, who he reports to) and none is about salary or pay","Each question is under 18 words, and nothing appears besides the 4 numbered questions (no intro, explanations of why to ask, or tips)"]}