{"id":"search-job-ai-answer-salary-citations","audience":"job-seekers","category":"ai-search","track":"research","technique":"verification","title":"Check an AI search answer's salary claims against its sources","free":false,"task":"Before your offer call with Brightline Logistics, an AI search tool gave you an answer about the Operations Analyst role with 5 claims and numbered citations. Check each claim only against the source it cites and write exactly 5 numbered lines labeled Supported, Not in source, or Contradicted. Each Contradicted line must give what the source actually says. Plain text, under 100 words.","materialLabel":"The AI search answer and the cited sources (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"AI SEARCH ANSWER (asked: \"Brightline Logistics operations analyst pay and perks\")\n\nClaim 1: Operations Analysts at Brightline earn $68,000 to $82,000 [1].\nClaim 2: Brightline offers a $5,000 signing bonus for analysts [2].\nClaim 3: The role is fully remote [3].\nClaim 4: Employees get 20 days of paid time off in year one [2].\nClaim 5: Brightline matches 401(k) contributions up to 4% [4].\n\nCITED SOURCES (what each page actually says)\n\n[1] Brightline careers page, job post OA-2291, posted Oct 2026: \"Salary range: $68,000-$82,000, depending on experience. Hybrid: 3 days a week in our Dayton office.\"\n\n[2] PayPeek review site, 14 employee reviews, 2025: \"PTO starts at 15 days and goes up to 20 after three years.\" \"Benefits are solid.\" No mention of a signing bonus.\n\n[3] Brightline careers page, job post OA-2291: \"Hybrid: 3 days a week in our Dayton office.\"\n\n[4] Brightline benefits PDF, 2026: \"We match 100% of 401(k) contributions up to 4% of salary.\"\n\nYour notes: recruiter call Thursday 10am. Want to ask about remote days and PTO.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":5},{"type":"maxWords","max":100},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking \"is this right?\"","why":"The AI gives a general take on salaries instead of checking each claim against its citation.","fix":"Say: \"Check each claim only against the source it cites.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Not using exact labels","why":"Words like \"mostly accurate\" blur the difference between missing and wrong.","fix":"Add: \"Label each Supported, Not in source, or Contradicted.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Not asking what the source says","why":"The AI flags a claim as wrong but doesn't give you the real number to bring to the call.","fix":"Add: \"For Contradicted, give what the source actually says.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Getting extra advice","why":"The AI adds negotiation tips you didn't ask for, which pushes you over your length.","fix":"Add: \"Output only the 5 lines.\"","checks":["r2","numberedItems","maxWords"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI bolds the labels, which clutters your call notes.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Checks each claim against its own source","patterns":["cited source","its source","against (the )?source","each claim"]},{"label":"Gives exact labels","patterns":["supported","not in source","contradicted"]},{"label":"Asks what the source really says","patterns":["actually says","what the source","correct (figure|number|value)"]},{"label":"Says exactly how many lines","patterns":["\\b(5|five)\\b.{0,20}lines","exactly \\d+"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown"]}],"hint":"A citation number doesn't prove the source says that. Ask the AI to check each claim against the one page it cites, with fixed labels.","rubricLabels":["Claims 1 and 5 are labeled Supported, claim 2 is labeled Not in source, and claims 3 and 4 are labeled Contradicted","The Contradicted line for claim 3 says the source says hybrid, 3 days a week in the Dayton office, and the Contradicted line for claim 4 says PTO starts at 15 days (20 only after three years)","The reply is only the 5 labeled lines: no intro, no negotiation tips, no rewritten answer"]}