“Overqualified”
“Underqualified”
“A bit off”
“Failed to explain why they're not currently employed. Pass.”
“Not a team player”
“Too analytical”
“Insufficiently analytical”
“Too quiet”
“Overly pompous”
“We don't have time to train anyone”
“We can't afford to match the industry average”
“But will they really mesh with the company culture??”
“I don't see why we need to visit meetup events.”
“What's wrong with filling out nine pages of forms for applications??”
“We don't allow hippies and potheads.”
“She just didn't want the job badly enough.”
“Try again in six months.”
“We're moving in another direction.”