Another aspect of the funhouse of one-way mirrors that is the modern conventional tech interview process:
Candidate is fast and chatty: "I don't know. He seems smart, but he was also talking a lot of fluff. Kind of pretentious and arrogant."
Candidate is slow and hesitant (and perhaps pauses awkwardly now and then): "I don't know. He seems smart, but he seems a bit underconfident. We need someone with more energy."
Candidate is fast and chatty: "I don't know. He seems smart, but he was also talking a lot of fluff. Kind of pretentious and arrogant."
Candidate is slow and hesitant (and perhaps pauses awkwardly now and then): "I don't know. He seems smart, but he seems a bit underconfident. We need someone with more energy."