# Write a screener to recruit the right research participants

Builds a short screener survey that finds the right people for interviews or tests and filters out poor fits and professional testers.

- Topic: Product & UX Design
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: HR & Hiring, Research, Write, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-a-screener-to-recruit-the-right-research-participants

## Prompt

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Write a screener questionnaire to recruit participants for my research.

**Study:** [interviews / usability test / diary study; topic]
**Who I need:** [TARGET PROFILE - behaviors, tools used, frequency, role, region]
**Who I must exclude:** [e.g. employees, competitors, UX professionals, recent participants]
**Mix I want:** [e.g. half new users, half power users; device split]
**Number of participants:** [e.g. 6-8]
**Recruitment channel:** [panel, our customers, social, recruiter]

Rules:
- Screen on behaviors and recent actions ("In the past month, how often did you..."), not self-ratings or intentions.
- Do not reveal the right answer: use multiple-choice options with plausible distractors and avoid naming our product early.
- Put disqualifying questions first so people exit quickly.
- Include one open-ended articulation question to check people can explain their thinking.
- Collect only the personal data needed; ask demographics only if they matter for the mix, with "prefer not to say" options, and explain how data will be used.
- Keep it under 10 questions and about 3 minutes.

Return: the screener with each question, answer options, and the qualify/disqualify logic marked; quotas for the mix; a short invitation message with incentive [ADD AMOUNT], time needed, and format; and a scheduling confirmation message.
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## What to fill in

- interviews / usability test / diary study; topic
- e.g. half new users, half power users; device split
- e.g. 6-8
- panel, our customers, social, recruiter
- ADD AMOUNT

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