[Mick]

When I was interviewing for jobs my last year at Stanford, an interviewer stopped the interview after 10 minutes, told me I wasnt going to get a job offer from him, and spent the rest of the interview politely explaining to me why he wasnt going to offer me a job (it related to advice on how to interview, present myself, view the work world,  etc). It was the most valuable interview I ever had.

Tomorrow morning, I'm interviewing a candidate who (a) scolded me for not getting back to him sooner, (b) claimed a relationship with our chairman that he doesn't have and © gave dire warnings about the massive downside if I didn't hire him.  Why am I interviewing him?  Because after 10 minutes, I will politely explain to him he isn't getting a job offer and give him some much-needed advice.

[Mick]

When I was interviewing for jobs my last year at Stanford, an interviewer stopped the interview after 10 minutes, told me I wasnt going to get a job offer from him, and spent the rest of the interview politely explaining to me why he wasnt going to offer me a job (it related to advice on how to interview, present myself, view the work world,  etc). It was the most valuable interview I ever had.

Tomorrow morning, I'm interviewing a candidate who (a) scolded me for not getting back to him sooner, (b) claimed a relationship with our chairman that he doesn't have and © gave dire warnings about the massive downside if I didn't hire him.  Why am I interviewing him?  Because after 10 minutes, I will politely explain to him he isn't getting a job offer and give him some much-needed advice.