2 min lesson
Self-scoring rubric and gap plan
Match each case in "Self-scoring rubric and gap plan" to the signal and response that fit it.
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A mock loop only pays off if it converts into a study plan. Score each round, find your two lowest and spend your remaining prep almost entirely there. Prep as if you're judged on your floor, not your ceiling.
Treat the rubric as a gap finder, not a score to admire. Mark the weakest proof, turn it into one practice rep and keep the artifact you would show an interviewer.
Interactive diagram. Tab through its regions; each focused region shows its detail in the panel below.
This track's prep weighting, not Cursor's scoring. Heavier bars are where a low self-score costs you most.
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The scorecard
The scorecardRate 1 to 5, lowest two win your attention
- Round
- Recruiter screen
- Grades
- Motivation + product fluency
- Your score (1 to 5)
- __
- Round
- Debugging drill
- Grades
- Systematic method, one-variable testing
- Your score (1 to 5)
- __
- Round
- Triage take-home
- Grades
- Prioritization defensibility + writing
- Your score (1 to 5)
- __
- Round
- Onsite rehearsal
- Grades
- Autonomy, product sense, depth, craft
- Your score (1 to 5)
- __
- Round
- Behavioral / competitive
- Grades
- Values stories + opinionated takes
- Your score (1 to 5)
- __
| Round | Grades | Your score (1 to 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Recruiter screen | Motivation + product fluency | __ |
| Debugging drill | Systematic method, one-variable testing | __ |
| Triage take-home | Prioritization defensibility + writing | __ |
| Onsite rehearsal | Autonomy, product sense, depth, craft | __ |
| Behavioral / competitive | Values stories + opinionated takes | __ |
Circle your two lowest. Those are the only rounds your prep time should chase.
Map gaps to modulesWhere to go for each weakness
- Thin Cursor usage
- Log two weeks of real daily use, then rebuild your opener with the Behavioral, Values & Why Cursor module.
- Weak reproduction
- Re-run Deep Debugging & Root-Cause. Focus on minimal repro and isolating one variable at a time.
- Fuzzy ranking
- Re-run Bug Triage & Prioritization at Scale until quiet-but-catastrophic auto-sorts to the top, then Voice of Customer & the Feedback Loop for the brief.
- Low autonomy
- Rehearse the open onsite prompts in The Interview Loop. Practice stating assumptions and deciding without permission.
- Generic stories
- Rebuild your behavioral bank with Behavioral, Values & Why Cursor. Every story needs a metric and a first-person owner.
Match each low score to a concrete next action, not a vague "study more."