- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time
- 30–45 min
Why this work
Explain which problems you want to spend the next two years solving and why your recent work makes that interest credible.
What to demonstrate: Is the motivation specific to the work rather than prestige?
Match scope with evidence
Choose two role expectations and attach one concrete example showing your level of ownership for each.
What to demonstrate: Do the examples demonstrate scope rather than list technologies?
Name the gap
Identify the most material gap between your experience and the role. Explain how you would reduce it during the first ninety days.
What to demonstrate: Can you acknowledge a gap without becoming vague or defensive?
Interview the manager
Write five questions that reveal priorities, decision rights, team interfaces, success measures, and the hardest unsolved problem.
What to demonstrate: Would the answers materially change your decision to join?