Honesty, though not necessarily brutal. When it’s possible to offer them, specific constructive criticisms are great. Critique can help a candidate improve them

Honesty, though not necessarily brutal. When it’s possible to offer them, specific constructive criticisms are great. Critique can help a candidate improve themselves—or improve how they present themselves, in case they’re very well qualified but just awful at putting together a résumé. Just be polite about it.