Completely agree with you. Seems more like a personality mismatch, than a lack of technical skills.
Seems like both parties were at fault here:
- The interviewee for being a little brusque about his answers, and despite understanding the _intention_ of the question, giving potentially off-putting, difficult answers to check over a quick phone call.
- Google recruiter for seeming to ask questions she/he was a little out of her/his league to ask. If you don't understand the nuances in and around the questions you're asking, you are not qualified to evaluate someone's responses.
Wouldn't worry about any one particular interview, there are too many great opportunities in tech right now to let any one bad interview let you down!
Seems like both parties were at fault here:
- The interviewee for being a little brusque about his answers, and despite understanding the _intention_ of the question, giving potentially off-putting, difficult answers to check over a quick phone call.
- Google recruiter for seeming to ask questions she/he was a little out of her/his league to ask. If you don't understand the nuances in and around the questions you're asking, you are not qualified to evaluate someone's responses.
Wouldn't worry about any one particular interview, there are too many great opportunities in tech right now to let any one bad interview let you down!