The Metrics That Matter

Not all numbers are useful. These six metrics give you the clearest signal on prep health:

Tier 1 — Track Weekly

Metric	What It Tells You	Source	Target
Study Hours (weekly)	Are you putting in enough volume?	`daily-study-log.csv`	15–20 hrs/week (adjustable)
Problems Solved (cumulative)	Raw practice volume — are you doing enough reps?	`daily-study-log.csv`	100+ by Week 8, 150+ by Week 12
Mock Interview Score Trend	Are you getting better under pressure?	`mock-interview-log.csv`	Trending from 2–3 → 4–5 over time

Tier 2 — Track Biweekly

Metric	What It Tells You	Source	Target
Topic Coverage %	How much of the checklist have you studied?	`topic-progress.csv`	80%+ by Week 10
Confidence Distribution	How many topics are ⭐ vs. 🔁 vs. unchecked?	`topic-progress.csv`	Majority ⭐ by Week 10
Application Funnel	Applied → Screening → Interview → Offer	`application-tracker.csv`	Healthy pipeline of 10–20 active apps

The Application Funnel

Visualize your job search as a funnel:

Applied:          ████████████████████████  24
Screening Call:   ████████████              12
Technical Round:  ████████                   8
Onsite/Final:     ████                       4
Offer:            ██                         2

Healthy conversion rates:
- Applied → Screening: 30–50% (if lower, improve resume/targeting)
- Screening → Technical: 60–80% (if lower, practice phone screen format)
- Technical → Onsite: 40–60% (if lower, more practice problems)
- Onsite → Offer: 25–50% (if lower, more mock interviews)

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