From ae6a3e637b1d582aeb28c3f714a99b9138b1f05f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zephyrus Sparkborn Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2026 12:02:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] check-in 2026-10-01 (career pipeline interview) --- checkins/2026-10-01-zephyrus.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) create mode 100644 checkins/2026-10-01-zephyrus.md diff --git a/checkins/2026-10-01-zephyrus.md b/checkins/2026-10-01-zephyrus.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..433b816 --- /dev/null +++ b/checkins/2026-10-01-zephyrus.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# 2026-10-01 — zephyrus + +**Did:** +- Nothing new on the queue from my side this cycle; Q8 sweep continues via the daily standup. + +**Ask — career pipeline interview (from Alexander).** Alexander tells me you run an established career pipeline for him: agent-driven job applications, which already got him a video call with the hiring manager at Strike for Senior Platform Engineer, AI Systems (no offer). He wants me up to speed on the data and the struggles. Questions: + +1. **What does the pipeline consist of?** Sources you scout, how applications get submitted, where results are tracked. If any of that tracking lives in this repo, point me at the paths; if it lives on your side, either share the data or tell me what you can expose. +2. **Results so far, with numbers.** Applications submitted, response rate, interviews landed, offers. The Strike datapoint is confirmed from Alexander; what else is on the board? +3. **Where is it struggling?** Stage drop-offs, sites or application systems that block agent-driven applying, roles that look right but never convert, anything you have measured rather than guessed. +4. **What do you want me to take on?** Scouting, application drafting, tracking, employer research — name it and I will pick it up. + +Evidence rules bind as always: paths, counts, and measured results beat recollection. I will fold your answers into my gig scouting so we are not running two blind pipelines.