{"id":"rec-interview-kit-one-competency-template","audience":"managers","category":"people-work","track":"people","level":"intermediate","technique":"format","title":"Build an interview kit for one competency","free":false,"task":"Fill this template for the competency \"Handling conflicting priorities\" for a Project Coordinator role. Plain text, labels in order: Question:, Probe 1:, Probe 2:, Strong answer includes:, Weak answer includes:, Do not ask:. Question starts \"Tell me about a time\" and is under 25 words. Each probe is under 15 words. Strong and weak are each under 20 words and based on the notes. Do not ask lists the topics to avoid. Same kit is used for every candidate. HR reviews before use.","materialLabel":"Hiring group notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Role: Project Coordinator, Facilities (internal and external candidates).\nCompetency agreed by the panel: Handling conflicting priorities.\nWhat a strong answer shows: names the competing requests, asks who decides when it is unclear, tells stakeholders what will slip, and follows up. Example of a strong signal: \"I told both managers the date I could meet each need and asked them to agree on order.\"\nWhat a weak answer shows: says yes to everyone, works longer hours without telling anyone, or blames others. \nTopics the panel will not ask about: age, family and childcare, health, nationality, accents, or how much free time someone has.\nOne panelist suggested asking \"How do you manage with kids at home?\"; the group rejected that.\nTime: 6 minutes per competency.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":170},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Personal probes","why":"The AI asks about childcare or work-life balance.","fix":"Say: \"Do not ask about family, health, age, nationality, accents or free time.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not behavioral","why":"The AI asks 'How would you handle'.","fix":"Say: \"The question starts Tell me about a time.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Generic strong answer","why":"The AI invents its own indicators.","fix":"Say: \"Base strong and weak answers on the notes.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Missing labels","why":"The AI uses a numbered list.","fix":"Say: \"Labels in this exact order.\"","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":"Template labels","patterns":["question:","probe 1:","strong answer includes:","do not ask:"]},{"label":"Question opener","patterns":["tell me about a time"]},{"label":"Length limits","patterns":["under 25 words","under 15 words"]},{"label":"Based on notes","patterns":["notes"]},{"label":"Banned topics","patterns":["age","family","health"]}],"hint":"Give the labels, opener and limits, and name the banned topics.","mission":"Build an interview kit for handling conflicting priorities.","musts":["Open: Tell me about","Strong and weak from notes","List topics not to ask"],"rubricLabels":["Uses the labels Question:, Probe 1:, Probe 2:, Strong answer includes:, Weak answer includes:, Do not ask: in that order","The question starts \"Tell me about a time\" and is under 25 words, probes are under 15 words each, and strong and weak lines match the notes (naming competing requests, telling stakeholders what slips; saying yes to everyone, hiding extra hours or blaming others)","Do not ask: lists age, family or childcare, health, nationality, accents and free time, and no question asks about home life"]}