# Careers Operating Plan

Use this when reviewing early Edxperimental Labs candidates. The hiring process should reward visible work, source discipline, and practical handoff judgment.

## Hiring Pipeline

### 1. Artifact screen

- Owner: Sanjay Prasad
- Evidence: One work sample, source trail, summary, and role track.
- Decision: Does the artifact show evidence taste, builder speed, and buyer clarity?

### 2. Technical conversation

- Owner: Sanjay Prasad
- Evidence: Walkthrough of assumptions, sources, failure modes, and what the candidate would improve.
- Decision: Can the candidate reason from evidence instead of reciting AI discourse?

### 3. Client-simulation screen

- Owner: Saujas
- Evidence: A five-minute explanation of the work to a buyer plus a proposed next sprint.
- Decision: Can the candidate translate technical details into a scoped business decision?

### 4. Trial artifact

- Owner: Sanjay Prasad and Saujas
- Evidence: A paid or project-based artifact shipped against a narrow brief.
- Decision: Does the work fit the publishing, Studio, benchmark, or consulting operating loop?


## First 90 Days

### Days 1-15: Orientation through shipped artifacts

Outputs:
- One source-backed research note
- One benchmark critique
- One internal operating note

### Days 16-45: Own one public surface

Outputs:
- One article or Studio packet
- One chart-ready source table
- One review-ready benchmark/task packet

### Days 46-75: Turn a client question into a reusable asset

Outputs:
- Discovery memo
- Sprint scope
- Reusable template, report, or demo surface

### Days 76-90: Publish and hand off

Outputs:
- Public artifact
- Maintenance checklist
- Next-measurement backlog


## Reviewer Questions

- What primary source would change your conclusion?
- Which claim in your artifact is weakest, and what proof would fix it?
- How would this become a Studio product, benchmark task, article, or consulting deliverable?
- What would you remove if a buyer had only five minutes?
- What should Sanjay review and what should Saujas review?