I'll admit, I'm not a hiring manager. I’m sure there’s a lot that goes into it—far more than applicants ever fully see. Like online dating, it must be exhausting to sift through mountains of profiles, flirt over email, get excited about meeting someone, and then realize halfway through the date that they might be a dud. There’s also the opposite problem: when it’s going really well. You’re surprised at how well it’s going, and you start wondering if there’s a catch. Is this