[jobapplsk]

> One friend of mine who had access to the HR feedback said I was too confident and I should try to appear less skilled as the manager was kind of afraid.

I just got reject from an interview even though I passed multiple technical interviews. I was more annoyed because they found people more junior to interview me (the job was to be their team lead). The third interviewer was asking such a simple question, I didn’t even understand what he was asking for 10 minutes until I realise I was over thinking it (it was a poorly formulated question that wasn’t well thought out). It was a question I didn’t expect because at my level, they shouldn’t be asking those questions. I would have expected that question for a boot camp graduate. So I already knew, their level was below par. And the interviewer felt so smart for stumping me. Needless to say, I wasn’t disappointed when they rejected me, but more relieved I dodged a bullet.

[superflit]

" And the interviewer felt so smart for stumping me. Needless to say, I wasn’t disappointed when they rejected me, but more relieved I dodged a bullet."

I got 3 interviews like that. On the last one when I openned the door and there was two guys looking at their hipchat channels talking about our interview in the middle of the interview it was clear it was a fail.

I try no to blame others so I can be more on charge of my destiny.

[blcArmadillo]

I don't think it's unreasonable to have people who will have to report to you interview you. If you're going to be managing people it's important to be able to tease out the root of poorly formulated questions. But yeah, it's annoying that the interviewer took joy in "stumping" you.