The Better Candidate
Do you stay quiet about your doubt?
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The Better Candidate
You're one of three people hiring. Your closest friend applies and she's good, maybe fourth best. She's been out of work eleven months and you know what it's doing to her. You can't hand her the job, but you can speak warmly and let a doubt about the front-runner sit there unanswered.
Do you stay quiet about your doubt?
Then ask
- Would you tell the panel she's your friend before you say anything about her?
- If she got in and struggled, whose fault is that?
- Which do you owe more: the stranger who's best, or your friend?
The classics and some new ones. A scenario, the question it forces, and the follow-ups that make it bite.