One thing that I haven't seen mentioned yet. A lot of hiring decisions come down to personality fit and likability, especially if you're hiring for a small tea

One thing that I haven't seen mentioned yet. A lot of hiring decisions come down to personality fit and likability, especially if you're hiring for a small team. Telling someone that you just don't like them is a pretty difficult thing to do for most people. I know that I couldn't say it and have personally fallen back on the "we got a lot of good applicants and it was a tough decision" non-answer.