> candidate can come off as likeable to one interviewer and unlikeable to another.
> I apparently got rejected was that "I asked too many (clarifying) questions" about the leetcode problem.
> I get rejected again, and given feedback. One of the reasons given? "I asked too few questions".
It sounds like they didn't like you _personally_. If the rejection reason wasn't due to technical or behavioral mismatch but a fake reason like the ones above, it's the often the problematic "Airport test" (ie. They don't want to be stuck in an airport with you"reason).
And to be clear, I think it's wrong to reject candidates because you personally can't think of "being friends" with them. It's unfair to both the candidate, but also the company as it misses out on great engineers.
> I apparently got rejected was that "I asked too many (clarifying) questions" about the leetcode problem.
> I get rejected again, and given feedback. One of the reasons given? "I asked too few questions".
It sounds like they didn't like you _personally_. If the rejection reason wasn't due to technical or behavioral mismatch but a fake reason like the ones above, it's the often the problematic "Airport test" (ie. They don't want to be stuck in an airport with you"reason).
And to be clear, I think it's wrong to reject candidates because you personally can't think of "being friends" with them. It's unfair to both the candidate, but also the company as it misses out on great engineers.