{"id":"res-job-interview-reading-shortlist","audience":"job-seekers","category":"research","technique":"grounding","title":"Choose the three best things to read before an interview","free":false,"task":"Your interview at Harbor & Pine Foods is Tuesday, and you saved 7 links but only have time to read 3. You want exactly 3 numbered picks, each with the title and a reason under 15 words, in plain text and nothing else. Pick only items from the company itself or a named news outlet, published in the last 12 months (today is Nov 5, 2026), and skip anonymous posts.","materialLabel":"Your saved links (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Saved for Harbor & Pine interview (Product Marketing Associate, Tues 10 a.m.)\n\n1. \"Harbor & Pine Opens Second Plant in Fresno\" - Central Valley Business Journal, Aug 2026\n2. \"Is Harbor & Pine a good place to work?? (honest answers)\" - anonymous forum thread, 2026, 41 replies\n3. Harbor & Pine 2025 Annual Impact Report - company website, published March 2026\n4. \"Harbor & Pine Recalls Salsa Line\" - Pacific Food News, Feb 2024\n5. CEO Lena Morales interview on company podcast \"Pine Talks,\" episode 18 - company website, Sept 2026\n6. \"Top 10 Snack Brands to Watch\" - listicle on a coupon blog, no author, 2026\n7. \"Harbor & Pine to Enter Canada\" - Grocery Trade Weekly, Dec 2025, says launch planned for \"late 2026\"\n\nMy notes: the recall was a big deal but it's old. The forum thread says the marketing team \"has had 3 managers in a year\" but who knows. Recruiter Sam said the panel cares about new markets.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not giving your criteria","why":"The AI picks what sounds most interesting, so the dramatic recall story or the forum thread can make the list.","fix":"Spell it out: \"Company or named outlet only, last 12 months, no anonymous posts.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Letting the AI fill in facts","why":"The AI adds what it guesses each article says, which can turn a rumor into a talking point.","fix":"Add: \"Base each reason only on details in my list.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Getting interview coaching","why":"The AI tacks on prep tips and questions to ask, which buries your 3 picks.","fix":"Say: \"Output only the 3 picks.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not saying how many","why":"The AI decides the length itself and usually returns more picks than you can use.","fix":"Be exact: \"exactly 3 numbered picks.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI defaults to bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in your phone notes.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says exactly how many","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,25}(pick|link|item|source)","exactly \\d+"]},{"label":"Gives the criteria","patterns":["12 months","last year","named (outlet|news)","anonymous","company (site|website|itself)"]},{"label":"Gives today's date","patterns":["nov(ember)?\\.? 5","2026","today"]},{"label":"Limits each reason","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","one (short )?(sentence|line)"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"The AI can't tell which links meet your bar unless you give the bar and today's date. Then cap the count and the reasons.","rubricLabels":["The 3 picks come only from items 1, 3, 5 and 7 (company or named outlet, within the last 12 months); none is the forum thread, the 2024 recall article, or the coupon-blog listicle","Each reason uses only details from the list (outlet, date, topic) and does not state facts about the company that the list doesn't contain, such as repeating the forum rumor","Outputs only the 3 numbered picks: no intro, no list of rejected links, no interview tips"]}