Registry / Mechanisms / M-015

M Mechanism (M-015)

Honest Baseline Candidate Action

Communication or Working Style Friction

Candidate demonstrated abrasive tone, defensive reactions to critique, or inability to listen during collaborative interview problem solving.

Classification Facets

Actor Locus: candidate

Nature: bias

Visibility: observable

Removability: candidate

Structural Funnel Gates (Barriers) Where Mechanism Operates

B-004: Recruiter Screening Call Stage: recruiter B-008: Team & Cross-Functional Panel Stage: team

Observable Signals Emitted (Artifacts)

A-010 Fidelity: direct

Communication mismatch or tone friction in panel

A-002 Fidelity: euphemism

Generic "closer alignment" rejection template

Explicit Forensic Non-Inferences:

Style friction during high-stress interview is not a permanent personality defect.

Machine-readable static endpoint: /api/v1/mechanisms/M-015.json