Behavioral Playbook cheat sheet

• Signals by Level: What changes from junior to senior to staff to manager — scope, ambiguity and influence.
• Mock Interviews, Annotated: Two full behavioral rounds — mid-level and senior — with the interviewer's follow-ups, notes and scores.
• Engineering Manager Interviews: Hiring, performance, team health and delivery — with sample answers for each.
• Red Flags & How to Avoid Them: Blame, "we", rambling, fake weaknesses and the other habits that turn a hire into a no-hire.
• Video & Phone Interviews: Set-up, presence and notes for remote rounds, and what changes on a phone screen.
• Offers & Negotiation: Comparing offers beyond salary, and negotiating without fear.
• Notice Periods, Counter-offers & Resigning: Long notice periods, buy-outs, counter-offers and leaving well — common in India.
• Cheat Sheet & One-Week Plan: A day-by-day plan, a question-to-story map and a checklist for the day.