The interview continued for hours.
By noon, the room had already seen four different people come and go.
Each interview felt distinct. Every candidate brought their own energy into the room. Some were louder, while some were calmer and cautious. But all of them had come prepared.
After Diana came Lionel. He spoke as if he had practiced each line that he was about to say. It slightly turned off Gray and the others because it felt like he was giving textbook answers rather than real ones.
The third one was Ando. His tone was steady, as always. His answers were short but thoughtful, and when asked about conflict management, he offered a story about a miscommunication between two teams and how he resolved it without choosing sides.
Then came Clarisse.
