Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by persona_reuse 1479 days ago
Previous company, I was a principal IC and I used to interview people. I was warned by HR never to discuss how the interview went or why the candidate bombed.

Their notion was: 1) We're there to find candidates, not improve people. 2) Time spent on someone you've eliminated is a loss. Cut your losses. 3) Think like you're talking to the police. Are you 100% sure you're not going to say anything that could be even remotely construed as illegally discriminatory? 4) Most states are 1-party-consent for recording, and even if it's an inadmissible recording, them having an interaction recorded can come back to bite you if they use it to jog their memory to perfection.

I think it's gross, but it's a litigious race to the bottom so I kind-of see their point. Really happy not to be an interviewer anymore.

2 comments

I mean, I've been on the other side too, I know why companies don't share that information. But, given that they won't, why should I waste my time and energy?
Cut your losses by burning the company reputation? Such behavior is nothing but an invitation for a "warm" Glassdoor review.

On the contrary, when I was an interviewer, we had a policy of giving a detailed technical reasoning for the decision within 3 days.