Have you ever been on an interview where the interviewer was looking for options to disqualify you from the job as opposed to the qualifying you?

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Yes— I’m not sure it was intentional though. Oftentimes hiring managers are saddled with dozens of applicants, and then interviews. They do need to sometimes get clarity on what they feel are important aspects of the role.

If it gets more personal than that then I’m not sure what the HMs agenda might be. But if you get the inclination that’s indicative of the HMs personality, I’d think twice about whether you’d want the job!

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Yeah. Couldn't figure out if that was their style or they just REAAALLY wanted someone else adn wanted to rule me out. At some point you realise that it's adversarial and just back off - if the interview starts off that way, it's not gonna get any better even if you are hired lol

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Of course. Many times in my career and I was hired because I remained patient, competent, unshook, and clarified with the STAR interview strategy. Working in sales yields no more than yes. The interviewer is just a customer.

Sell.

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