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by mak4athp 4068 days ago
A good interviewer isn't looking for somebody that's suave and comfortable in the interview. They understand awkwardness, nervousness and that it's easy to make stupid technical and social mistakes under pressure -- and they may even relate to it.

But they still probably make a 95%-accurate assessment in those first couple minutes.

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Or at least, think they do. They're human, and subject to human biases which no amount of awareness and understanding will completely remove.