Jorge

Let's drill your daily update. Give me your update for today.

**Yesterday phrases:** "Yesterday, I focused on...", "I managed to wrap up...", "I spent most of the day debugging...

**Today phrases:** "Today, my priority is...", "I'll be looking into...", "I'm planning to tackle...

**Blocker phrases:** "I'm currently blocked by...", "I'm waiting on [X] for...", "No blockers on my end.

Drill 3 different scenarios (e.g., smoothly finishing a task, stuck on a bug, waiting for a PR review).

Imagine we are looking at a system diagram. Walk me through the architecture.

**Architecture phrases:** "The architecture is broken down into...", "We opted for [X] over [Y] because...", "The data flows from [A] to [B] via...

Explain a tough bug you fixed recently.

**Debugging phrases:** "The root cause turned out to be...", "I initially suspected [X], but...", "To isolate the issue, I...

Ask follow-up pressure questions: "Why didn't you use a different framework?" -> Drill the "trade-offs" response.

Tell me why you are looking for a new role right now.

**Transition phrases:** "I'm looking for a role where I can...", "While I value my current team, I'm ready to...

How do you handle scope creep or changing requirements?

**Soft-skill phrases:** "My approach is usually to...", "I find it's best to over-communicate when...", "I try to align expectations early by...

Rapid-fire drill: Throw 3 common HR questions at him and focus purely on the opening 10 seconds of his answer.

Which of the phrases today felt the most natural to you?

Let's review the ones that felt clunky.

For homework, I want you to record a mock standup update for tomorrow morning.