> The reason why candidates overanalyze stuff is because you left a wide gaping hole by providing no feedback. Moving the goalpost to more specific information

> The reason why candidates overanalyze stuff is because you left a wide gaping hole by providing no feedback. Moving the goalpost to more specific information, weakens the employer position. Now they are no longer interviewing potentially qualified people, but interviewing people trying to intentionally pass themselves off as specializing in a few skills. Weak hiring practices are the norm, so the strategy of hiding information (the most valuable skills) benefits the employers. People are very good at faking skills at a cursory (or specific depth, like side projects), which is part of the reason Headhunters are derided, prepping both sides to fail for their own commission.