{"id":"rec-interview-question-bank-table-listen-for","audience":"managers","category":"people-work","track":"people","level":"intermediate","technique":"format","title":"Make a question bank table with what to listen for","free":false,"task":"Using the competencies in the notes, write a table with the header Competency | Question | Listen for | Red flag. One row per competency, in the order given. Every question starts with \"Tell me about a time\". Listen for and Red flag are each under 10 words and describe job-related behavior only. Red flag is never about appearance, accent, age, family, health or personal background. Plain text, no bold. The same questions are asked of every candidate.","materialLabel":"Hiring group agreement (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Role: Warehouse Team Lead (first-line supervisor).\nCompetencies in order: 1. Safety leadership; 2. Giving direct feedback; 3. Planning shifts under short notice.\n\nWhat the group agreed to listen for\n- Safety leadership: stops unsafe work, explains why, reports it.\n- Giving direct feedback: specific example, private conversation, follow up.\n- Planning shifts under short notice: told team early, covered critical tasks first, tracked what slipped.\n\nWhat the group agreed is a red flag\n- Safety leadership: ignored or hid a hazard.\n- Giving direct feedback: avoided the conversation or blamed the person's personality.\n- Planning shifts: made changes without telling the team.\n\nSide suggestions rejected by the group: asking about physical build \"to see if he looks like a lead\", asking if the candidate has kids to plan overtime.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":170},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Including the rejected suggestions","why":"The AI asks about overtime and kids.","fix":"Say: \"Use only the agreed competencies; no questions about family or build.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not behavioral","why":"The AI asks hypotheticals.","fix":"Say: \"Every question starts Tell me about a time.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Table shape","why":"The AI adds scoring columns.","fix":"Say: \"Header exactly as given, three rows in 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":"Exact header","patterns":["competency \\|","listen for","red flag"]},{"label":"Opener","patterns":["tell me about a time"]},{"label":"Cell length","patterns":["under 10 words"]},{"label":"Banned topics","patterns":["appearance","accent","family"]},{"label":"Word cap","patterns":["under \\d+ words"]}],"hint":"Give the header, the opener, cell limits and the personal topics that must not appear.","mission":"Build an interview question bank for each competency.","musts":["Open: Tell me about","Red flags job-related only","Competency order as given"],"rubricLabels":["Has the header Competency | Question | Listen for | Red flag and exactly three rows in the order safety leadership, giving direct feedback, planning shifts","Every question starts with \"Tell me about a time\", and Listen for and Red flag cells are under 10 words and match the group's agreement","No cell mentions appearance, build, accent, age, kids or family, and the output adds no extra rows or columns"]}