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[quote=Anonymous]We were meeting with this candidate who had already been pre-screened by phone and approved to proceed to client interview (Fed contract).

Before talking with the client our procedure was to meet in person with project leads and address any of the candidate's questions. As soon as we all sat down in the PM's office, he pulled out a laptop and started typing. He was basically transcribing everything we told him about job responsibilities, the project and the organization, barely ever making eye contact and making sparse conversation. Needless to say, all 3 of us were not pleased with this behavior. However, to save face with the Feds, we gently asked him not to use the laptop in the upcoming conversation, so as to maximize human interaction. He was genuinely surprised by our request but complied.
The client rejected this candidate and their feedback was "qualified, but personality is not a good fit for our organization".

Looking back, I now think that the candidate maybe was a plant from a competitor, looking for information about our project... or simply an arrogant jerk.[/quote]

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