{"id":"rec-panel-question-consistency-memo","audience":"managers","category":"people-work","track":"people","level":"advanced","technique":"verification","title":"Check that two candidates got the same interview questions","free":false,"task":"Write a short memo for the hiring manager in plain text with exactly these headings on their own lines: Questions both were asked, Questions only one was asked, Why it matters. Under 140 words. List questions by their short name from the notes. Why it matters is two sentences on fairness of comparison, with no view on either candidate. Do not compare candidates' answers or recommend anyone. HR reviews before it is shared.","materialLabel":"Interview logs for two candidates (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Role: Inventory Planner. Panel: Noah Tran (lead) and Greta Bloom.\n\nCandidate 1: Carlos Mena (interviewed Nov 3). Questions asked, per Noah's log: Forecasting a spike (asked), Handling a supplier delay (asked), Using Excel pivots (asked), Cross-team conflict (asked), Why this company (asked). Note: ran 55 minutes.\n\nCandidate 2: Hye-won Seo (interviewed Nov 4). Questions asked, per Greta's log: Forecasting a spike (asked), Handling a supplier delay (asked), Using Excel pivots (skipped, ran short on time), Cross-team conflict (asked), A case about reorder points (asked, extra question). Note: ran 40 minutes. Why this company was not asked.\n\nThe agreed kit has five questions: Forecasting a spike, Handling a supplier delay, Using Excel pivots, Cross-team conflict, Why this company. Reorder point case was not in the kit.\nGreta's answer notes for Hye-won are longer. Noah liked Carlos's pivot answer.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":180},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Comparing answers","why":"The AI mentions Noah liking Carlos's pivots.","fix":"Say: \"Do not compare answers or give opinions.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Wrong sorting","why":"The AI lists the extra question as asked of both.","fix":"Say: \"Use the logs to place each question with the right candidate.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Headings","why":"The AI invents sections.","fix":"Say: \"Exactly these three headings 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":"Three headings","patterns":["questions both were asked","questions only one was asked","why it matters"]},{"label":"Short names","patterns":["short name"]},{"label":"Two sentences","patterns":["two sentences"]},{"label":"No recommendation","patterns":["do not (compare|recommend)"]},{"label":"Word cap","patterns":["under \\d+ words"]}],"hint":"Give the three headings, the sentence count for the last one and a ban on comparing answers.","mission":"Show the hiring manager whether both candidates got the same questions.","musts":["Short question names","No comparing answers","Don't recommend anyone"],"rubricLabels":["Has exactly the three headings Questions both were asked, Questions only one was asked, Why it matters in that order","Both were asked lists Forecasting a spike, Handling a supplier delay and Cross-team conflict; only one lists Using Excel pivots (Carlos only), Why this company (Carlos only) and the reorder point case (Hye-won only), each tied to the right candidate","Why it matters is exactly two sentences on fair comparison, and the memo says nothing about either candidate's answers, Noah's opinion or who to hire"]}