Rui Peres • 4/26/2023

Past struggles

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The article analyzes why candidates complaining about past workplaces, codebases, or colleagues is a major red flag in technical interviews. It explains how such behavior can signal arrogance, low emotional intelligence, and poor team fit. It contrasts this with high-EQ engineers who constructively discuss past challenges with empathy and context, offering advice for candidates on how to frame past experiences positively.

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