We take it that John possesses excellent collaboration skills, as he's open to discussion, listens carefully, and also admits mistakes. He seems to be a true team player, as over the course of the interview he gave credit to his colleagues from previous companies, and pointed out team success on projects. He believes that sharing ideas and knowledge is vital for team efficiency.

John communicates clearly and fluently. He demonstrates excellent presentation skills, putting across content in a structured manner, and adapting his communication style to the interlocutor. He is an active listener who engages in discussions and answers questions concisely.

John seems to be highly proactive and is driven by intrinsic motivation. Despite his intermediate seniority, he actively seeks to take on more responsibility and enthusiastically tackles more demanding goals. He is interested in cutting-edge technologies and follows new developments in his own field diligently. He presented himself honestly during the tech and HR interview and identified potential areas of improvement in his work, such as styled-components and library usage.

When it comes to problem-solving, we believe that John has an analytical approach. Faced with logical and practical problems he was breaking information into component parts, distinguishing between critical and irrelevant pieces of information, and discussing the advantages and disadvantages of various solutions.

Considering his openness to new ideas and positive attitude, we think that John is an adaptable and agile person who would easily fit into any setting. We believe he also has a good coping mechanism as he was put under pressure in the technical interview, but remained focused and calm. John is a results-driven person, and despite the fact he prefers flexible working environments, he finds it important to have processes in place which maximize productivity.

Although he does not have actual leadership experience, we concluded that he has great leadership potential. He gives the impression of being organized and dedicated, with an extremely strong grasp of the development cycle, and a featured set of all-important soft skills. We suggest that he should have the opportunity to lead a project, so that his prioritization and delegation skills can be assessed.

During the technical interview, John was confident while explaining the solution to his task and pointed out the pros and cons of his approach. He was able to forecast the long-term consequences of his solution, and what might be done differently in future to handle the situation more effectively.

Thanks to his curious nature, John comes across as a highly resourceful person. During the interview, he asked key questions in order to gain relevant information before arriving at decisions.He pointed out that he spends a good deal of time researching and experimenting, which might at times lead to a somewhat slow pace of delivery.

Bearing in mind that he proposed several add-ons at Company Y, the candidate seems to be an initiator, and an innovative type. He constantly thinks about ways to improve processes and find better solutions to apply in the long run. Thanks to his resourcefulness, he easily comes up with creative ideas and solutions.

He didn't have a project manager in Company Y, so he used his people skills to gather feedback from the stakeholders and to prioritize tasks with them. He is not familiar with any formal backlog prioritization.