Correction Interviews
Common Interview Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Identify and avoid the most common interview mistakes that cost qualified candidates job offers, with specific prevention strategies for each.
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The exact change
Before
"I once asked a candidate to tell me more about the 'distributed caching system' they listed in their resume accomplishments. They could not explain what distributed caching is. I ended the interview early." - Engineering Director, technology company
After
Interviewers have ended interviews early after asking a candidate to explain a specific item on their resume, such as a listed accomplishment involving a distributed caching system, and finding that the candidate could not explain the concept at all.
Suggested change
De-attributed the quote to plain unattributed prose preserving the underlying claim.
Why this is better
Removed an unverified quote incorrectly attributed to an unverifiable 'Engineering Director, technology company' and converted it into unattributed prose preserving the underlying point.
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