2 min lesson
Required skills & the gaps to close
Use "Required skills & the gaps to close" to tell the cases apart, then choose a response for each one.
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The skill bar splits into a core you must have, craft signals that separate good from great and nice-to-haves that differentiate you in a strong pool. Map yourself against all three before you walk in.
Start with the core. These are table stakes - the no-AI coding screen and the build round assume them.
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Then the craft signals. These are harder to fake and are what the portfolio and trial are really reading for.
Interactive diagram. Tab through its regions; each focused region shows its detail in the panel below.
diagram: signal-bars
Hardest-to-fake signals carry the most weight in the portfolio and trial.