Pathwise

Manuals / Portfolio That Hires / Checkpoint 5

B · Show it · advanced · Gate · Checkpoint 5 of 5

Checkpoint: hiring manager view

A stranger opens your repo. Can they run it and understand your design in 20 minutes?

Path progress
100%

Step 1 of 1

Cold run

Peer follows README only. You may not help live.

Cold runDrag stickies · tap for tips
Study mapDrag stickies · tap for tipsKeep it shortdrag · tap →Name the waitdrag · tap →Scope locatorsdrag · tap →Trace when stuckdrag · tap →One browser firstdrag · tap →Isolate statedrag · tap →Assert the UIdrag · tap →Retry wiselydrag · tap →Seed datadrag · tap →Close the loopdrag · tap →Keep it shortdrag · tap →Name the waitdrag · tap →Scope locatorsdrag · tap →Trace when stuckdrag · tap →One browser firstdrag · tap →Isolate statedrag · tap →Pathwise hackdrag · tap →Cold rundrag · tap →Try thisdrag · tap →Follow the dashed drag · tap →

Do this now

Fix every friction note they logged.

Was this step clear?
Chapter learning outcomes
  • Friction logging

Clear these before you leave

Side quest

Stranger test

Complete checkpoint with someone who hasn’t seen the repo.

Next, learn…

Same neighborhood as Portfolio That Hires — keep the momentum.

CareerResume & LinkedIn
CareerJob Hunt System
CareerPersonal Branding & Portfolio Building
AutomationSelenium WebDriver