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Man in the hole

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  • There are ~6 ways of structuring a fictional story. Out of those, 1 seems interesting while interviewing at tech companies: man in the hole.
    • Or:
  • Goes like this:
    • “This story occurred when I was a tech lead of X people”. So, this is the base line. Or anchor.
    • Shit happened one after the other. ~3 times is ideal.
    • “I did X, Y and Z” to find success.
    • “At the end, I, the team or the product came out better than before because of …”. (Notice that the final line is better than the starting point.)
  • Important:
    • Magnitude of both sides of the U and, consequently, its depth matter.
    • First half of the U == how big the challenge; 2nd half == how big your actions and whether they are appropriate with your targeted level.
  • I should practice this idea to make it stick.