u/dowcet wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
> they said the other candidate had more experience They almost always say that this is the reason, regardless of the truth. That's not a good reason to tell a lie that can easily be found out by basic background check.
u/michaelnovati replied ·
This is true, it's the default response to legally protect the company and it makes it really hard to know anything.
In fact most companies don't give any kind of feedback for this reason and it's one of the practice and mock interviews before real ones so you can get real feedback.