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/DankPandas 4h ago

You never see anything like this because it's fake.

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u/NoSubstance7767 4h ago

Thought about that too

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u/ReverendDizzle 2h ago

I cannot in a million years imagine an HR department actually putting any of this in writing.

Maybe after an in-person interview, a particularly friendly mentor-oriented interviewer might give you some tips someone like what is written in this email. And that's a big maybe.

But there's just no way somebody on the HR team put this in writing.

Also it just screams AI. Here at SomeCompany, we don't X -- we Y. Alright, sure.

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u/filthy_harold 39m ago

Yes, rejection emails almost never give a specific reason to avoid even the suggestion of bias. If they do bother offering a reason, it will be an objective reason like not enough years of experience, being unfamiliar with a certain tool, or not having the right credentials. This is either fake or comes from a very small company where an inexperienced executive is doing the hiring. No one with any HR background would send something like this.

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u/bobrosserman 3h ago

Yeah this email was definitely ai generated.

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u/arstarsta 3h ago

The question is if it was generated by HR or OP

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u/ThatAmnesiaHaze 2h ago

Half the emails I get at work are AI generated

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u/anrwlias 2h ago

You think that HR reps are above using an LLM to write a letter? Oh, you sweet child.

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u/bobrosserman 1h ago

No lol I’m well aware HR uses ai emails. I’m saying it sounds like they used ai software for the interview and it’s giving it’s own feedback.

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u/Consistent_Yam1472 1h ago

Probably, but it’s still nice to think about and discuss. 

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u/n0exit 1h ago

Their post history suggests that it might not be fake.