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> Do I really want to look forward to your sour attitude every day?

This sums it up for me. The author sounds like a grumpy person who would be terrible to work for. I also suspect many of these rejections are self-fulfilling prophecies. When you're actively looking for a reason to reject candidates, you're probably going to find one.



and this:

> Do you have hiring war stories (interviewer or interviewee)? Share them in the comments!

looking for an employee is a WAR for this guy?!!


Well let's be fair now. "War stories" is an expression.




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