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Today's topic, forgive first mistakes when interviewing.

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This cast answers these questions.

What should I do when a candidate makes a mistake in an interview?

Is only one mistake enough to say no to a candidate?

What if they make another mistake?

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com. I think we've said several times right the the purpose of an interview is to

find reasons to say no right yeah it literally is that drives so many other good behaviors and the absence of trying to find reasons to say no

ends up driving the worst behavior. That's true, but even though great interviews do that, they look for reasons to say no.

That doesn't mean they're not willing to forgive mistakes in an interview, right?

Exactly, because we're not perfect, right?

If a candidate makes a mistake, it can be completely okay.

And look, if that happens, the right thing to do

is to forgive them verbally, to say, hey, no worries worries for all kinds of reasons. So three

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