This article exposes how traditional interviews often fail to identify the most capable candidates, especially those affected by illness, trauma, anxiety, or past workplace bullying. It explores how the brain’s threat response (fight-flight-freeze) impairs verbal performance—leading strong professionals to “fail” interviews despite having deep expertise. Through real-life examples, it reveals how lack of emotional intelligence, poor question design, and rigid recruitment practices undermine fairness and exclude highly competent people. It argues that if organisations truly want to hire great leaders—not just confident speakers—they must redesign interviews with empathy, flexibility, and psychological insight.
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