Twilio CEO interviews candidates for 45 minutes over dinner—and if you say ‘I’ too much or don’t ask any questions, you don’t get the job

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EXCLUSIVE: Twilio CEO, Khozema Shipchandler, always gives hopeful new hires time to ask questions at the end of the interview—and will turn candidates down if they don’t. The $37 billion tech boss warns job seekers that even if they pass that test, there’s another red flag he’s listening out for while you speak: Using “I” too much. Previously, we’ve heard from a CEO who rejects job candidates who say they can start right away and another who won’t hire anyone who fails his coffee-cup etiquette test. Now, Twilio’s CEO says there are two more ways to tank a sit-down interview. Picture this: You’ve spent weeks polishing your resume, navigating multiple rounds of interviews, and finally, you land a 45-minute dinner with the boss. You think you’ve won him over. Then he asks, “Do you have any questions for me?” If your answer is a blank stare or “Nope, I’m fine,” consider yourself on thin ice. “The number one red flag for me is when someone doesn’t ask questions towards the end of an…

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