Gaps You Didn’t Flag

A gap the hiring manager discovers looks like something you hid, even when you simply didn’t see it.

A gap you flag up front, with context, is a tradeoff the hiring manager can weigh. The same gap found later is a reason to say no.

And it changes how the client reads your next submission.

Interviews follow the conversation, not the requirements. Some requirements get covered in depth, others never come up.

Afterward, it’s easy to remember what the candidate did well and not notice what was never tested. And a doubt you had but couldn’t pin down rarely makes it into the send-out.

Nobody runs a perfect interview. Without a structured check of every requirement, an off day or an honest miss goes straight into the send-out.

Unflagged gaps don’t go away. They get found by the hiring manager instead of explained by you.

• Your send-outs list strengths and no tradeoffs.
• You’re blindsided when the hiring manager raises a gap you never saw.
• Candidates are turned down for something you had a hunch about.
• You go from the interview to the send-out without checking each requirement.

• The requirement was never stated. The hiring manager is screening for something the intake didn’t capture.
• The candidate concealed it. Some gaps only surface under the hiring manager’s questions.