Inside the Search · For Candidates
Journey: Reflect
What stayed with you
Before asking whether they liked you, ask what you learned
Conversation asked what happened. Reflect asks something slower: what has stayed with you since, and what you now understand differently.
This is not a test of fit. What stays with you is information. It is not yet a verdict.
Notice
What became clearer — and what became less certain
Some parts of the role will have grown more interesting, others less. Some things felt natural to talk about; others needed a little self-persuasion.
- What became more interesting, and what less?
- What felt natural, and what felt forced?
- What did you notice about the people, and about the organisation around them?
- What did you not say?
Energy
Energy is data, not a verdict
It can help to notice what gave energy and what drained it — and whether that came from the role, the people, the topic, the pressure, or something else. High energy does not mean fit. Low energy does not mean the opposite.
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What you may be explaining away
Attraction can be genuine. It can also be status, timing or relief. A familiar role can fit you — or be the one you have been cast in before.
- How much of this is genuinely attractive, and how much is timing or relief?
- What are you over-weighting, and what are you explaining away?
- What would you now like to understand better?
Doubt is not the opposite of confidence. Sometimes it is what keeps confidence honest.
Mimir the Thinker · What stays with you is information, not a verdict.
Mimir the Thinker
Reflect on what stayed with you
After the conversations, before the decision. What has stayed with you — and why?
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A natural place to pause
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