<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
  <channel>
    <title>The PreHire Journal</title>
    <link>http://localhost:3000/blog</link>
    <description>Deconstructing high-stakes debrief rooms, calibrated rubric design, and deliberate practice.</description>
    <language>en-us</language>
    <lastBuildDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:56:56 GMT</lastBuildDate>
    <atom:link href="http://localhost:3000/blog/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
    
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Why We Built Meridian: The Gap Between Delivery Coaching and Recruiter Rigor]]></title>
      <link>http://localhost:3000/blog/why-we-built-meridian</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://localhost:3000/blog/why-we-built-meridian</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Most interview preparation tools measure how fast you talk and count your filler words. But hiring debrief rooms don't fail candidates on vocal pace — they fail candidates who fail the rubric.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Srijan & The Meridian Engineering Team</author>
      <category>Philosophy</category>
    </item>
  
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[What a 5/5 Answer Actually Sounds Like at Stripe]]></title>
      <link>http://localhost:3000/blog/what-a-5-out-of-5-answer-sounds-like-at-stripe</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://localhost:3000/blog/what-a-5-out-of-5-answer-sounds-like-at-stripe</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A deep dive into Stripe's Staff Software Engineer rubric. Examining the exact behavioral divergence between a 'Meets Bar' (3) and 'Exceptional' (5) response to distributed systems architecture.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Meridian Calibration Group</author>
      <category>Engineering</category>
    </item>
  
    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[The Anatomy of a Calibrated Interview Rubric]]></title>
      <link>http://localhost:3000/blog/anatomy-of-a-calibrated-interview-rubric</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://localhost:3000/blog/anatomy-of-a-calibrated-interview-rubric</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Why behavioral anchors are the only objective way to evaluate human capability, and how top organizations eliminate interview bias using structured 1/3/5 scale rubrics.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Meridian Research</author>
      <category>Recruiter Rigor</category>
    </item>
  
  </channel>
</rss>