> It might have been the reason, for sure; but it is extremely unlikely that this is what he was told, thus I infer speculation on his side. Nobody's suggestin

> It might have been the reason, for sure; but it is extremely unlikely that this is what he was told, thus I infer speculation on his side. Nobody's suggesting HR sent him a letter - presumably he formed his conclusion based on what was said in the interviews. It may be that he did so unreasonably, as a defense mechanism, and it may be that whatever was said left little doubt why he wouldn't be getting an offer. All we know is that he felt there was enough information to form a conclusion, and the principle of charity compels us to assume that such may be the case. Honestly, I'm not trying to pick an argument or anything here. I just think your confidence judging this guy's character and hirability and so on is way out of whack considering that it's based on a three year-old recollection of a tweet.