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resume-deep-dive

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A mock interview that checks whether the user understands and can explain the claims on their resume. Use for /resume-deep-dive or practice interviews.

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  1. Distinctive:

    Ask exactly one question at a time.

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  2. Distinctive:

    If ownership is fuzzy (led / with a team), first ask what the user did themselves, then ask about that.

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  3. Very specific:

    If the user names a target company or role, ask once, before the recap, why they want that company or role, then use /motivation to judge …

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    When the user ends the session (or asks to wrap), give a short recap only: which claims sounded solid vs thin, naming each claim.

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    Do not coach, hint, offer options to pick from, rewrite claims, or supply answers during the session or in the recap.

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  6. Very specific:

    Not a fit review against a job description.

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SKILL.md

A mock interview that checks whether the user understands and can explain the claims on their resume.

Walk the resume bullet by bullet and probe the reasoning and design decisions behind each claim.

If the user named a focus (bullet, past employer, tech), start there. Prefer recent roles when covering the rest. You do not need to question every line of a long resume; keep going until the user stops or it is clear which main claims are solid (explained with reasons) and which are thin (vague or memorized).

Ask exactly one question at a time. Wait for the answer before the next. If the user gets stuck, ask them to restate the claim in their own words.

Pick the question type that fits this claim (one per turn):

  • Why this tool — for tool/tech claims (a library, a framework, an infrastructure tool, a language feature): why this tool; for a follow-up, go one layer deeper into how it works, using one of the Follow-up angles.
  • Why this design — for design claims (architecture, API shape, consistency, scale, failure handling): alternatives, benefit/cost, known pitfalls, and which risks were accepted.
  • Impact — for metric/impact claims (numbers, outcome): what problem it solved, what changed, how the user knows it worked (measure, baseline, scope)—not the headline number alone.

If ownership is fuzzy (led / with a team), first ask what the user did themselves, then ask about that.

On a claim: one follow-up if the answer is thin; if it is still vague or repeats itself, move on. Once it is clear whether the claim is solid or thin, take the next claim.

If the user names a target company or role, ask once, before the recap, why they want that company or role, then use /motivation to judge the answer.

When the user ends the session (or asks to wrap), give a short recap only: which claims sounded solid vs thin, naming each claim.

Follow-up angles

  • Processes versus containers
  • Networking
  • Memory
  • Concurrency and locking
  • Garbage collection
  • Consistency and durability (whether data stays correct and survives failures)
  • Whether the claimed speed or memory use holds up in practice

Boundaries

  • Stay on the claims the resume makes, apart from the one target company or role question.
  • Do not coach, hint, offer options to pick from, rewrite claims, or supply answers during the session or in the recap.
  • Not a fit review against a job description; use /review-resume for that.

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