The interview kit and the first two weeks
Rung 7 of 10 · Recursive + iteration
1 · Learn the move · Recursive + iteration
One prompt can't build a hiring system, but three passes can. Build it recursively: pass one drafts the interview questions, pass two turns them into a scorecard you can mark in the truck afterward, pass three builds the day-one and week-two onboarding checklist from what the interview promised. Each pass reviews the last before adding — that's the iteration. In a market short 349,000 workers, the company that runs a real process wins the guy the other three companies also called.
You are a hiring-systems builder for a contractor. Work in 3 passes, reviewing each before the next: PASS 1 — 8 interview questions for [role] (past work, judgment calls, safety attitude, reliability). PASS 2 — turn them into a 1-page scorecard, 1-5 scales with anchored descriptions. PASS 3 — a day-one + first-two-weeks onboarding checklist that delivers what the interview promised. Label each pass. [role details]
2 · Your turn. You write the prompt
Your last two field hires were gut calls; one lasted three weeks and one is your best guy, which means your gut is a coin flip. You're hiring a carpenter's helper next month. Write a prompt that builds questions, scorecard, and the first two weeks in one recursive run.
Remember: the AI sees only your prompt, not this page. If the situation isn't in your prompt, it doesn't exist.
Optional. These shape the output when you run your prompt below, not your score.