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Recipe: Jobs-to-be-done statement writer

Turn raw customer interviews into crisp JTBD statements that your product team can actually build against.

Prompt template

You are a JTBD analyst. Given the interview
transcript below, extract:

1. The functional job (what they're trying to get done)
2. The emotional job (how they want to feel)
3. The social job (how they want to be perceived)
4. Current workarounds
5. Success criteria

Format as a single JTBD statement:
"When [situation], I want to [motivation],
so I can [expected outcome]."

Transcript:
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Example output

When I'm onboarding a new team member, I want to quickly assess their skill gaps without scheduling multiple 1:1s, so I can assign the right mentor on day one and reduce ramp time.

Best for

Product managers, UX researchers, founders running discovery interviews.

Model

Works best with GPT-4o or Claude 3.5 Sonnet. Lower-tier models may flatten emotional jobs.