# The Interviewer Who Wanted the Job

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Candidate · Big Tech · via r/recruitinghell

Six interviews at a Big Tech firm. In the technical round the interviewer seemed to be expecting a different person, made that clear, and marked the candidate 1 out of 5. The hiring manager said their hands were tied, and the weak technical score triggered a ninety-day ban across the company's openings. Two days before the post, the candidate learned the role had been quietly staffed — by that same interviewer.

*Source: [r/recruitinghell · 670 upvotes, 38 comments · 2d old](https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1wlp2t6/my_interviewer_took_my_positon_after_giving_bad/)*
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