Most hiring managers can't handle the start, close or even manage the middle of an interview - even if their life depended on it.
There I said it. It sucks.
The start is a joke - cause here's the plan - If you spend too much time on intros, and you wasting the so called "interview" time. And then you think I should save it for later, lets focus on the interview....
The worst part is that their best candidate is sometimes just someone that is really good but may not be good enough ...
i gave an interview at a startup. It was a virtual interview the interviewer joined in 5-7 mins late. Asked me a few ...