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Re:Ask HN: Asking what you did wrong in an interview? by jamesladd on Thursday August 16, 2012 @10:05PM (#4394717)
The times I have asked I have not received a response or the response I got was generic and dismissive, rather than helpful which is what I was hoping for.

I'm guessing the lack of a response is because:

1. They don't feel they have to justify their decision. 2. They don't want to get into a dispute/nit-pick. 3. They are just bad hirers and don't know how to provide adequate feedback. 4. They are trying to hire someone, not help people they are not hiring.

Conversely, when I have turned down an offer those companies have never asked me why.

- James.

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Re:Ask HN: Asking what you did wrong in an interview? by toomuchcoffee on Thursday August 16, 2012 @10:14PM (#4394755)
Yeah. It's really just a kind of a protocol. A game with quirky rules, but which we kind of have to play anyway.
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