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Decode the role
Know what they are actually buying
Print the posting. Highlight every verb and every tool. Those are the scorecard, not the nice-to-haves.
Split the job into three buckets: must-ship in 90 days, must-know to even start, and political (stakeholders, ambiguity, pace).
Write a one-sentence thesis: 'They need someone who can X for Y, under Z constraints.' If you cannot say it, you cannot interview it.
Paste a job description. Grok will extract the real scorecard, 90-day mandate, and the three questions they will actually ask.