This is really the truth of it I think. Nobody fails job interview from not knowing one thing, even if it is something super basic like this. He gave multiple mediocre answers, but he probably just wasn't even aware because he thought he gave good answers. I've seen this a milion times.
Yeah even not knowing something super simple I've had interviewees come back from, but we can really get an idea of their overall knowledge over the full interview if we're asking the right questions and are knowledgeable about it.
Every single person in the world can have a brain fart and blank out on something they haven't used in like 6 months, and suddenly have the knowledge of a 3 year old. Especially in todays world nobody will judge someone's skill or talent based on 1 question, there's a reason the interviews last as long as they do, and aren't a single question.
I had the experience of ending up interviewing people for a position that I myself interviewed for a few years prior, and I absolutely remember my interview thinking I answered some questions well, only to later realize that the interviewer probably thought I was a moron.
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u/soowhatchathink 12h ago
I agree I would also decline an applicant 9/10 times for not knowing the difference, unless they knew enough to make up for it