1 min lesson
Documented vs. inferred - say which is which
Explain your answer to "Why is your own behavior as a candidate an unusually strong signal in a coordinator loop?" Add one concrete detail from the lesson.
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Published: the job description lists hosting candidates onsite, scheduling across time zones and working in Ashby. Inferred: the stage list, the durations, the exercise format and the final-round shape. Cursor publishes none of those for this role, so don't bluff specificity you can't back. Naming the line between published and inferred is itself an honesty signal.
This role is the one job where how you behave as a candidate is a live work sample. Replying within hours, confirming time zones in your own calendar invites and arriving organized are the exact behaviors you'd be hired to produce for visiting candidates. A sloppy reschedule on your end is a louder negative signal than it would be for almost any other role.