# The AI Flagged Him 'Weak.' The Hiring Manager Called Anyway.

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Candidate · via X

An AI interview flagged him as a weak candidate. That verdict very nearly ended the process — delivered with the certainty of a score rather than the humility of a guess.

Then the hiring manager called. He had looked at the same candidate and concluded the system had made a mistake.

The candidate almost lost the job to software that does not have to live with the people it rejects. The only thing standing between the machine's no and a second look was one human who trusted his own read over the score.

*Source: [@Zayyad_Yazeed · X · 1,051 likes · 19d old](https://x.com/Zayyad_Yazeed/status/2089960512196853796)*
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