> That’s fair, I suppose. They were looking for someone with a few years of experience working with a specific technology I had never used. But… they knew that

> That’s fair, I suppose. They were looking for someone with a few years of experience working with a specific technology I had never used. But… they knew that from my resume We all know very well that the company had a few other candidates in the pipeline that were more qualified, and they were simply covering their butt with a "less qualified but still maybe good candidate" while they were extending an offer to the candidate they really wanted in case they turned it down. I would do the same thing as a job seeker. Interview with a company even though I'm waiting for an offer from a more desirable organization.