{"id":"rec-candidate-survey-summary-for-lead","audience":"recruiting","category":"people-work","track":"people","level":"intermediate","technique":"audience","title":"Summarize candidate experience survey results for the recruiting lead","free":false,"task":"Write a summary for recruiting lead Tamsin Aoki in plain text, under 110 words, with three labeled lines: Scores:, Comments:, Fix first:. Scores: gives the response count and the two averages exactly as in the notes. Comments: names the two most common themes with their counts. Fix first: is one process change within recruiting's control, not about pay or hiring decisions. Use only the notes. No candidate names.","materialLabel":"Survey results, Q3 (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Candidate experience survey, Q3 2026. Sent to 120 candidates who reached the phone screen or later; 48 responded (40%).\n\nAverages (1 to 5): Clarity of the process 4.1; Communication speed 3.2; Interviewer preparedness 4.4; Respect shown 4.6.\n\nOpen comments (48 total, themes hand-tagged):\n- Waited too long to hear back after interviews: 19 comments.\n- Interview scheduling was easy: 11.\n- Wanted salary range earlier: 9.\n- Interviewers were prepared and kind: 14.\n- Application portal was slow: 5.\n\nSample comments: \"Rejected without notice after final round - Priya T.\"; \"Took 3 weeks to hear back - Mo, Denver.\"\nNotes: Last quarter's communication speed score was 3.6 (not shown to candidates). The company will not change the pay disclosure policy this year (not recruiting's decision).","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":140},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Naming candidates","why":"The AI quotes Priya T. or Mo.","fix":"Say: \"No candidate names or quotes.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Fixing the wrong thing","why":"The AI suggests pay transparency.","fix":"Say: \"Fix first must be in recruiting's control, not pay.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Missing counts","why":"The AI writes 'many candidates'.","fix":"Say: \"Comments: the two most common themes with their counts.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Labels","why":"The AI writes prose.","fix":"Say: \"Three lines labeled Scores:, Comments:, Fix first:.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"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 part instead, for example: \"each line under 15 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Markdown","why":"The AI bolds words or adds headings.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Reader","patterns":["tamsin","recruiting lead"]},{"label":"Three labels","patterns":["scores:","comments:","fix first:"]},{"label":"Counts","patterns":["counts","response count"]},{"label":"In control","patterns":["control"]},{"label":"Word cap","patterns":["under \\d+ words"]}],"hint":"Name the reader, give the three labels, ask for counts, and limit the fix to recruiting's control.","mission":"Brief recruiting lead Tamsin Aoki on the candidate survey.","musts":["Averages exactly as in notes","Top two themes with counts","Fix within recruiting control"],"rubricLabels":["Has exactly three lines starting Scores:, Comments:, Fix first: in that order","Scores: gives 48 responses and the two averages (communication speed 3.2 and interviewer preparedness 4.4, or the others exactly as in the notes), and Comments: names the top two themes with counts (19 waited too long to hear back; 14 interviewers prepared and kind)","Fix first: is one process change in recruiting's control about response time after interviews, with no mention of pay disclosure, no candidate names, and no hiring decisions"]}