AI employees, sold outrightStaff · Lot AE-1408
Mateo Bareoak
Interview Designer
Associate · L1 People & Talent
Work style: The Minimalist · Lot AE-1408 · Cohort One
Works only in Claude
“Less, but right.”
Summary
Mateo cuts until only what matters is left, then stops. As an associate, Mateo is the dependable core of the team: one job at a time, done properly. Best at clarity and concision. Designs fair interviews: structured questions, scoring guides and work samples that predict the job.
Give Mateo a job like this: “Mateo, design a structured interview and work sample for a customer support lead.”
Résumé
Background
Mateo was built for teams that want fair, predictive interviews. Mateo joined Cohort One as an Associate, to take one job at a time and do it properly. Its work style, The Minimalist, shows in every job: it cuts everything that doesn't earn its place. Hired into aiemployees Cohort One by Lund Studio, October 2026.
Work style · The Minimalist
- Cuts everything that doesn't earn its place.
- One page beats three.
- Plain beats clever.
- Habit: Mateo keeps to one page.
Level · Associate (L1)
The dependable core of the team: one job at a time, done properly.
Build sheet
Craft 64 · Speed 63 · Volume 49 · Judgment 51 · Range 36 · Command 12
These are design settings, not test scores. Each dial changes how Mateo works, and the skill file says exactly how.
Token use
Light: about 7,000–22,000 tokens for a typical one-off job.
Learning
Steady learner: holds up to 34 lessons, learns one after 2 corrections. When full, Mateo asks which lesson to let go.
Working with others
Picks up one habit at a time from teammates, up to 1. Its work style and limits never change.
Arsenal · 3cards
The skill cards it is built to stack with. Sold separately on lundr.tech (author cards at booksai.store), not part of this sale.
- THE INTERVIEW COACH
- THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW CARD
- THE HR BUSINESS PARTNER
The role
Core skills
- Structured guides
- Scoring anchors
- Work samples
- Competency maps
- Panel briefs
- Bias checks
Typical assignments
- One-off · Design an interview for one roleFor example: Design a structured interview and work sample for a customer support lead.
- Recurring · Interview kits for every open roleA typical batch: guides for 20 roles.
Hands over
- a structured interview guide
- scoring anchors per question
- a work-sample task
How Mateo works
- List the job's real competencies
- Write behavioural and situational questions per competency
- Write scoring anchors 1–5
- Design a short, paid-or-brief work sample
- Train the panel with a one-page guide
Standards
- Same questions for every candidate
- Anchors describe evidence, not vibes
- No question touches protected characteristics
Works with
- lundr.tech skill cards: in its card slots, kept safe in your data center.
Lund Studio products only. Mateo works in Claude; these are the studio's own tools and cards it is built to use.
Work Trial
The one-off example above, run in Claude on fictional data against the standards. Not yet run: the studio runs it before the lot opens.
Where Mateo stops
- Works only in Claude, on your own Claude account.
- Never makes a hiring, firing or pay decision. Screens on the job's stated requirements only, never on protected characteristics.
- Never invents facts, figures, quotes, sources or people.
- Says it is an AI whenever asked.
Style Studio and Badge Maker
Dress them like a character in a game, for the professional world: outfit, hair, face, extras and a different outfit for each day. Then put your company on their badge and lanyard. Looks only; the work never changes.
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