Thank you.
I applied under Exceptional Promise.
Summary of the feedback:
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The assessor identified what they described as a three year gap between my graduation and my first full time role and concluded that I may have omitted work experience from my CV. In reality, I was unemployed during that period and began learning product design independently about a year before my first role. This was explained in my personal statement, but appears to have been overlooked.
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My recommendation letters were assessed as not demonstrating current and sustained national or international recognition. The assessor noted that they focused primarily on the quality of my work within my places of employment rather than broader industry recognition.
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Evidence submitted under the Mandatory Criteria relating to my impact at a YC backed company was interpreted as reflecting overall company or team success rather than clearly attributable individual impact. My salary was also assessed as not exceptional, and my role as a judge for a Canadian university product design competition was not considered high profile technology industry recognition.
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For OC2, while the evidence was described as commendable, it was deemed not to demonstrate advancement of the field. One OC2 item related to a mentorship programme early in my career, and in light of the perceived CV gap, the assessor was not convinced of the basis on which I had sufficient experience to mentor others.
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For OC3, the assessor concluded that the evidence did not show significant contribution to the field, instead characterising it as strong professional work carried out within my employment rather than impact beyond my role. Additionally, my open source contribution carried out during my learning period in 2020 was dismissed as falling outside the five year assessment window and as not being referenced in my LinkedIn profile or CV.