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We will have to disagree on this one.

Seventeen is not a child in my opinion, and it shouldn't require "telling" someone how to behave on a job interview. Honestly, I was working after school when I was fifteen, and I interviewed and got that job.

I have a high school junior doing some work for me right now. I would guess he's either sixteen or seventeen. He advertised a service on social media, I met with him and decided to hire him for a one time service, and his absolute GREAT work landed him an invitation to do the service for the summer. He's saving money for college.

The better qualified candidate should get the job. An employer has no duty to coddle an interview candidate. That's the measurement of whether or not a candidate can do a job as tasked. The one who couldn't stop texting failed.

Better luck next time.