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by anthony_doan 2609 days ago
> 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 totally understand you. I had this experience in one interview. HR took me to the side after the interview and told me I was too confident. I was really passionate about web dev and their questions were good. They still schedule me for the next round, I ended up lying and saying that I have taken another offer. It felt like the HR was trying to lower my self esteem so they can pay me less or something. I have no idea why else they would do this. I was very respectful throughout the interview.