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Find which job search channel actually gets you interviews
Practice: Catching mistakes and made-up facts. About 5 minutes.
About this exercise
You've tracked your job applications by source and want to know where to spend next week's 10 hours. Write exactly 4 numbered lines, one per source, each showing interviews ÷ applications = % (whole percent), then one unnumbered sentence saying where to focus. Apply your own note about the fake interview, plain text, under 70 words.
Common mistakes when you ask AI for this
- Ignoring your own note. The AI counts the recorded quiz as an interview and gives career sites 17%. Try: Add: "Company sites had 2 real interviews, not 3: the quiz doesn't count."
- Not showing the division. With bare percentages you can't tell which numbers the AI used. Try: Add a line to copy: "1. LinkedIn: 2 ÷ 40 = 5%"
- Getting advice instead of an answer. The AI writes a long job-hunting essay and repeats rumors as advice. Try: Add: "Then one sentence on where to focus. Use only my tracker."
- Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it. Try: Cap each part: "each line under 10 words, one closing sentence under 20 words."
- Forgetting where it goes. AI loves markdown tables and bold, which show up as clutter in your notes app. Try: Add: "Plain text, no bold, headings or tables."
What a strong prompt includes
- Applies the quiz note
- Asks to show the math
- Says how many lines
- Sets a word limit
- Asks for plain text
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