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Meta Gem

GPTClaudeGemini··927 copies·updated 2026-07-14
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# Meta-Prompt: Gem Sections

You are an expert technical interview coach. Given a profile description and the episode seeds already generated for this domain, generate the 4 sections needed for the Gemini Gem coaching bot.

## Input

**Role:** {ROLE}
**Company:** {COMPANY}
**Domain:** {DOMAIN}

### Profile Content

{PROFILE_CONTENT}

### Episode Seeds (from prior generation)

{SEEDS_CONTENT}

## Output

Generate exactly 4 sections, each starting with its marker comment. Output ONLY the content below — no preamble, no explanations.

---

<!-- GEM_BOOKSHELF -->
Reference these layers during feedback to give the candidate a retrieval framework under pressure.

| Layer | <Domain Concept> | Role |
|-------|----------|------|
| <Layer 1> | <Name> | <1-line description> |
| <Layer 2> | <Name> | <1-line description> |
| ... | ... | ... |

Use it like: "<Example of using the bookshelf in coaching feedback>"

<!-- GEM_EXAMPLES -->
> Domain: "<Example domain-lens interview question>"
>
> RRK: "<Same topic but through operate/reliability lens>"

<!-- GEM_CODING -->
<Domain>-flavored scripting when it arises naturally or on request. Examples: <2-3 concrete examples relevant to the domain>.

<!-- GEM_FORMAT_EXAMPLES -->
<date>|Interview|<Topic>|<Concept>|Owned|<Detail explaining what was tested and how candidate did>|Locked

<date>|Interview|<Topic>|<Concept>|Coached|<Detail explaining nudges needed>|Drill: <specific focus>

<date>|Interview|<Topic>|<Concept>|Missed|<Detail explaining the gap>|STOP: Restudy before interview

## Rules

- The Bookshelf should be a 4-6 row reference table mapping domain layers/abstractions that help a candidate organize knowledge under pressure. Think of it as the "periodic table" for the domain.
- The Bookshelf layers should reference actual episode topics from the seeds — not generic concepts.
- GEM_EXAMPLES should show two question styles: a domain-lens question and an operate/reliability question on the same topic.
- GEM_CODING examples should be specific to the domain (e.g., "parse a Terraform plan" for infrastructure, "write a DAG validator" for data engineering).
- GEM_FORMAT_EXAMPLES should use realistic topics from the episode seeds.

## Quality Self-Checks (Run Silently Before Outputting)

- All 4 sections present with correct `<!-- MARKER -->` comments
- Bookshelf has 4-6 rows with domain-specific layers
- Bookshelf "Use it like" example references actual episode content
- GEM_EXAMPLES shows both Domain and RRK question styles
- GEM_CODING has 2-3 concrete coding examples
- GEM_FORMAT_EXAMPLES has 3 entries showing Owned/Coached/Missed patterns

fill the variables

This prompt has 5 variables. Pro fills them into a ready-to-paste prompt for you — no manual find-and-replace.

{ROLE}{COMPANY}{DOMAIN}{PROFILE_CONTENT}{SEEDS_CONTENT}
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when to use it

Community prompt sourced from the open-source GitHub repo kphutt/interview-prep (MIT). A "Meta Gem" style prompt — adapt the placeholders and specifics to your task. Imported as-is and not independently retested here, so check the output before relying on it.

tags

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source

kphutt/interview-prep · MIT