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I will be honest, I do not understand what you're saying. It's possible I just need more coffee.

• Cpoll 4mo ago
  > If [the job applicant materials] didn't get you in the first time, they won't the next time > we had one opening, but five or even ten excellent final candidates Under my interpretation , these statements contradict each other. The former implies that a candidate's failure is always the result of their shortcomings. The latter implies that a qualified candidate can be edged out through little fault of their own. The parent poster complained of exactly this; they weren't sure whether they were ineligible or simply edged out.