Hiring Red Flags

Debate on candidate behaviors or choices, such as opting out of certain practices, that act as red flags or filters leading to rejection in job hiring processes, with opinions on whether this indicates mismatched companies or poor candidate fit.

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dnautics Jan 17, 2019 View on HN

My sentiment would be: "hiring is broken, but I'd reject this guy too".

linsomniac Oct 25, 2017 View on HN

Sounds like you've found a good weed-out criteria for a hiring company that isn't a good match for you!

tocomment Feb 25, 2013 View on HN

This would be a great question for rejecting an otherwise qualified job candidate ...

AceJohnny2 Oct 18, 2019 View on HN

You're not filtering him out of the hiring pool, he's filtering you. ;)

NullPrefix Oct 14, 2022 View on HN

opting out would put a big red flag when hiring

ojbyrne Oct 17, 2010 View on HN

Wouldn't that be some kind of a contra-indication? Not a definite "don't hire" signal, but pretty close.

crsv Apr 24, 2019 View on HN

I mean do you by all means, but from a hiring perspective this would be behavior we would evaluate negatively in our process. YMMV of course, and you have the right to these choices.

thefr0g Aug 23, 2021 View on HN

I don't think someone like this would actually get hired…

andre-m Aug 9, 2019 View on HN

Would you mind sharing what company you're hiring for so that I can actively avoid it?

jfoster Feb 6, 2020 View on HN

This sounds to me like the type of thing an employer would look for to have a reason not to hire. If potential employers are looking for this, something is already wrong. It could be market-driven (eg. too many people to choose from) or they already don't want to hire you, or something else.