Before you walk in
Devon
Talking about A second engineer on the Nova team · AI · embedded with Nova
Two minutes of reading, so you're not asking Devon something we already know the answer to. You're not rating them today — you're finding out whether the things this need asks for have actually turned up.
What this need asks for
Has worked inside someone else's organisation before
Nobody has written anything down about this. It's yours to find out — ask for an example, not an opinion.
Will interview the client's staff before building anything
Nobody has written anything down about this. It's yours to find out — ask for an example, not an opinion.
Free from the start of next month
We've heard something already
“Said he's wrapping in three weeks and hasn't lined up what's next. Not urgently looking, but open.”
Andrew wrote this down, catch-up call
Worth going one level deeper rather than asking it cold — ask Devon for the time it actually happened.
This is a comparison between what the need asks for and what people wrote down. It isn't a verdict on Devon, and nothing here says how they did.
What Devon told us they want
He'd come back for embedded work if it's a team he picks, and he'd want to know the client first.
When you come out
Write down what Devon actually said, while you still have the words. Not what you concluded about them — the quote. Devon can read it, and so can everyone deciding.