Traditional hiring practices often favor extroverted candidates who may be more adept at interviewing than their more-introverted counterparts. This bias can lead employers to overlook talented candidates who have the skills and experience to do the job but may lack interviewing finesse.
Consider Jack, whose last name is withheld to preserve anonymity. He is a microbiologist in Chicago who likes to spend time in the lab poring over experiments and analyzing results—a job that requires a lot of “alone time,” which suits his introverted nature well. Although he should be considered an excellent candidate for a research position, he said he’s been passed over for new opportunities throughout his career by interviewers who he believes have had trouble warming up to his personality.
