After the candidate leaves the room: "okay so we don't know their advisor and they're not from a prestigious program so that's an automatic no, right? Glad we could get the token plebian out of the way so we can look at the serious candidates. Sorry, Wendy, I know you planned on collaborating with them and said some things about "good work" but we've gotta keep our ability to attract talent.
After the candidate leaves the room: "okay so we don't know their advisor and they're not from a prestigious program so that's an automatic no, right? Glad we could get the token plebian out of the way so we can look at the serious candidates. Sorry, Wendy, I know you planned on collaborating with them and said some things about "good work" but we've gotta keep our ability to attract talent.