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Someone paid to decide if you're trustworthy based on 45 minutes and a handshake.

means A person who asks questions in a structured conversation to evaluate or extract information from someone else.

from From 'interview,' borrowed into English from French 'entrevue,' meaning 'a sight of each other' or 'a meeting' — built from 'entre' (between) and 'voir' (to see). So at its root, an interviewer is simply someone involved in a seeing-between, a mutual glimpse — a far gentler image than the sweaty-palmed ritual the word now conjures.

real agenda
often just checking if they'd grab lunch with you
the power move
asking questions back unsettles the script
bias factor
first 90 seconds decide most of their verdict
favorite trick
silence after your answer, waiting for you to overtalk
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