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Oct 12The Prime Candidate
by in Tales from the Interview on 2012-11-08Some years ago, Phil B. invited a promising looking candidate for a developer role to come in for an in-person interview. The candidate in question, Boris, had a very impressive resume showing plenty of C and embedded systems experience; however, upon his arrival, it was clear that his communication and interpersonal skills left a little to be desired.
It wasn’t that Boris was rude or unprofessional, instead it came down to the fact that he was really, REALLY nervous. Throughout the interview, Boris sweated, fidgeted, stumbled with his answers, and eventually asked to be excused for a moment.