Five rounds of interviews, two of them with the same person — the founder. The candidate got through all five and was told they were over-qualified for the job. The company had, by then, spent five interviews and two separate sittings with its founder establishing a fact that was on the CV the whole time.
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Five Rounds, the Founder Twice, and Then 'Over-Qualified'
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