alt Hacker NewsIt's pretty easy as an interviewer to spot when a candidate is hedging on a question, and it's the kind of thing that might get discussed in the post-interview debrief.
"Wouldn't give a straight answer on question X" isn't an instant no-hire, but it's not a positive signal.
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knollimar • yesterday at 8:06 PM
I just interviewed a guy and all three interviewers asked him functionally the same question. He hedged 3 times and we just wanted an honest answer...
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airstrike • yesterday at 4:39 PM
ironically, I'd understand people not giving a straight answer on this particular topic
LtWorf • yesterday at 8:44 PM
"The candidate is mature and doesn't engage in bikeshedding"
This doesn't make sense in practice. He hedged so not sure need to look at other factors vs he picked a side and he selected the opposite of what we wanted no-hire or he answered what we wanted small positive signal need to look at other factors.