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Build your final prep plan
Put yourself in this case. "Two weeks out, your scorecard reads demo 2/5, discovery 3/5 and every other stage 4/5. What should your prep plan do?" Give the clearest next step.
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Build your final prep plan
- 1Pick your two lowest scores. Only these. A scattershot plan that touches all six stages fixes none.
- 2Set one concrete drill per gap. If discovery scored low, run three mock discoveries out loud and record them. If hands-on scored low, build a real
.cursor/rules+ MCPModel Context Protocol. A standard that lets an AI agent pull in context from outside the repo, like Jira tickets or internal docs. Press Enter for the full definition. setup on a sample repo this week. - 3Schedule the reps. Put a date on the calendar. Two weeks, two gaps, measurable.
- 4Re-score after. If the number didn't move, the drill was wrong, not the goal.
Pick the one thing you built that proves you genuinely live in this problem space: a real MCPModel Context Protocol. A standard that lets an AI agent pull in context from outside the repo, like Jira tickets or internal docs. Press Enter for the full definition. integration, a .cursor/rules setup for a project you actually ship, an automation, a workflow you designed. The job description asks for a passion for developer tooling, and something you built shows that better than any claim. Bring exactly one strong artifact to the loop and be ready to demo it cold.
When asked about a weakness, volunteer a real one: "discovery is my growth edge. Here's the drill I ran this week and what changed." Naming a real gap with a concrete fix in motion shows ownership and a willingness to learn, and it disarms the follow-up question before it comes.