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Write the candidate email and interviewer brief

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Write the candidate email and interviewer brief

Practice both before the interview so the format is muscle memory. The candidate note is warm and explicit; the interviewer brief is tight and scannable.

Candidate-facing email - warm, time-zone-explicit, one clear ask
Subject: Your Cursor onsite - Thu Jun 19, details inside

Hi Priya,

Really looking forward to hosting you at our Soho office on
Thursday, June 19. Here's your day:

  9:30 AM ET (6:30 AM PT) - Arrive, coffee with me at reception
 10:00 AM ET - Project kickoff with Maya (Recruiting Lead)
 12:00 PM ET - Lunch with the team
  1:00 PM ET - Working session

Address, building entry and a lunch-preferences form are below.
Could you confirm this works and flag any dietary needs by EOD
tomorrow? Any travel hiccups, text me directly - I'm your point
person all day.

Warmly,
Alex
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Interviewer brief - tight, scannable, everything they need in 15 seconds

Interviewer brief - tight, scannable, everything they need in 15 seconds
Candidate: Priya R. - onsite Thu Jun 19
Your slot: 10:00-11:00 AM ET (Zoom backup linked below)
Focus: coordination judgment + ownership (don't re-cover comp)
Resume + prior scorecards: [Ashby link]
Scorecard due: by 6 PM ET Thu so we decide Friday
Reschedule? Ping me, don't ping the candidate.

If you're handed an Ashby or ATS task instead, narrate your hygiene instincts as you work. The grader is watching whether records would survive an audit, not just whether you can click around.