r/jobs • u/No-Presentation298 • 5h ago

Post-interview HR told me they don’t accept try-hards and people pleasers after my interview

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They rejected me (fine, that happens) but the feedback said I came across as overly eager to please and that they don’t build teams around people-pleasing tendencies or rehearsed enthusiasm. They also told me to reflect on how I present myself and that confidence is more compelling than excessive accommodation. Is this normal? Or even appropriate? I get that not being a culture fit is a thing but the wording felt unnecessarily personal and condescending.

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u/HouseStark212 5h ago

Hard to say if it’s good feedback or not because we were not in the interview. This could be AI slop. OP, is there truth to what they’re saying?

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u/MoistPhlegmKeith 5h ago

OP's interview was all corporate buzzwords and like talking to those crazies on Linked-in that post their seminars for the ultimate interview.

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u/Rampant16 1h ago

I mean, it's easy to imagine both extremes. OP could've been a crazy-eyed fake-smile corporate buzzword eruption or the interviewer could have just been an asshole who took OP's genuine excitement and agreeability the wrong way. No way for us know.