They were likely willing to hire the author anyway, even without the experience. But they ended up finding someone that was better than the author. >Can you ex

They were likely willing to hire the author anyway, even without the experience. But they ended up finding someone that was better than the author. >Can you explain why they might have gone with the above excuse rather than "we found someone better" or "we won't be moving forward"? They did say "we found someone better". From the article: "They said that I interviewed extremely well, but that they decided to go with another candidate."