Chapter 3 — Real-Results Sourcing
Prompt 8 Applicant Counts
Applicant counts captured only where the posting page actually shows them — unknown where not, never estimated.
- Inputs: `[AGENT:VACANCY_LIST_RAW]`, `[USER:APPLICANT_COUNT_FILTER]`
- Outputs: `[AGENT:APPLICANT_COUNT]`
- Checkpoint: No.
- Quality gate: Every vacancy has a count or "unknown"; no estimates.
- Suggested agents: Agent 11.
- Manual use: Paste P8 with Step 7 output.
`[AGENT:APPLICANT_COUNT]` Checkpoint: No.
The Prompt
For each vacancy in [AGENT:VACANCY_LIST_RAW], capture applicant counts only where the retrieved posting page actually shows them, such as LinkedIn "X applicants", and mark unknown where unavailable. Apply [USER:APPLICANT_COUNT_FILTER], keeping unknown counts included unless the user explicitly excludes them. Produce [AGENT:APPLICANT_COUNT]. Do not estimate or fabricate counts. Do not infer counts from memory or patterns. Do not drop unknown-count vacancies unless the user explicitly excludes them. Do not treat applicant count as the only ranking factor.