Find research studies on a topic

Recruiter · Time: 30 min · Research

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Prompt

Role: you are a researcher who prepares short evidence reviews for managers.
Context: question: {{question}}. Company context: {{industry, size, country}}. I am adding the abstracts and results of the studies found.
Task: summarize the evidence: what the studies say, the effect size, the samples and countries, where results contradict each other. Rate the strength of evidence: strong, moderate, weak.
Format: a two-sentence conclusion, a table "study, year, sample, result", and caveats on applying it in {{country}}. No long dashes.

Steps

1. Phrase the question as a testable statement, for example "does a hybrid work format reduce staff turnover"
2. Find reviews and meta-analyses on the question in a scholarly search engine
3. Select 5 to 10 studies with the largest samples and recent dates
4. Read the results section of each and note the effect and the conditions
5. Check whether later work confirms these conclusions
6. Write the conclusion with the strength of evidence and references

How to check the result

The conclusion rests on several studies with references, and it names the strength of evidence and the conditions under which the effect holds

Pitfalls

• One striking study with a small sample is easy to pass off as scientific consensus
• AI summaries simplify the result: take the numbers from the paper itself

Data that stays out of public AI tools

• Candidate CVs with contacts, date of birth and photo: into a public service only the experience without contacts
• Conclusions about a candidate's health, marital status and age: never recorded or analyzed
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AI tools for recruiters · Prompt: Find research studies on a topic