Registry / Mechanisms / M-013

M Mechanism (M-013)

Exogenous (No Agency)

Mid-Process Role Requirement Redefinition

Team changes tech stack, seniority requirements, or project scope mid-funnel, invalidating previous interview assessments.

Classification Facets

Actor Locus: hiring-manager

Nature: noise

Visibility: inferable

Removability: none

Structural Funnel Gates (Barriers) Where Mechanism Operates

B-007: Hiring Manager In-Depth Review Stage: hiring-manager B-008: Team & Cross-Functional Panel Stage: team B-009: Compensation & Leveling Reconciliation Stage: compensation

Observable Signals Emitted (Artifacts)

A-003 Fidelity: distortion

Position closed after final interview without hire

A-004 Fidelity: direct

Materially similar role reposted shortly after rejection

Explicit Forensic Non-Inferences:

Candidate rejection was driven by shifting team mandate, not prior interview answers.

Causal Graph Relations

Amplifies (Increases likelihood of):

M-004: Unstated Compensation Band Discrepancy M-024: Inflated Requisition Requirements vs Actual Team Needs

Masks (Provides plausible cover for):

M-001: Genuine Technical Skill Shortfall

Member of Causal Loops:

L-003: Inflated-Requirements Search Saturation Loop

Machine-readable static endpoint: /api/v1/mechanisms/M-013.json