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You seem to have an incredible grasp on what went on in that interview, along with how common it is.

• calibraxis 12y ago
  The poster responded to someone who publicly offers interview advice. That affects probabilities in the poster's favor, I imagine. https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~kelu/interviews/ https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~kelu/interviews/ More importantly, conditions like "unless you were being an ass to that interviewer" make it an entirely sensible comment, in my view. I remember strongly disliking how fellow interviewers had zero empathy. They generally have more power in that situation, and therefore more responsibility for reasonable outcomes.
  • oaktowner 12y ago
    I definitely agree with your observation that empathy is important, and an interviewer has responsibility for creating an environment in which the interviewee is comfortable. I also agree with the commentor that interviewers can be very arbitrary, and that is not good. I only took issue with "That means you didn't get along because the interviewer brought their own baggage or narrow mindedness into the interview. This is very common and shows the interview process was incompetent." Commentor doesn't know what went on in that room, and doesn't know that this is what happened in this case.