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Re:Why I went with them and not you: feedback to an interviewer by ilikepi on Friday April 01, 2011 @09:39PM (#2398851)
> This is actually the potential hire's chance to pay me a compliment, give a small amount of feedback, and keep the door open for the future in case their other "better" option falls through.

Out of curiosity, is the compliment required for you to consider keeping the door open? I'm guessing you didn't mean for it to sound that way, but I'm not quite sure how else it should have sounded...

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Re:Why I went with them and not you: feedback to an interviewer by dangero on Saturday April 02, 2011 @03:10AM (#2399436)
No, definitely not. What I meant is, if I put myself in the prospective employee's shoes, he has been given an opportunity to keep the door open. A compliment to the hiring manager would help do that in light of not taking the job. That's all. No I definitely don't expect a compliment. Just a suggestion along the lines of how to win friends and influence people.
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