Thanks for sharing this. I do suffer from time to time from imposter syndrome. And your story is helping me to differentiate.
If I were you, I would not lie. Telling the truth is always worth it. Especially, if you want to become Senior yourself. He could be the one learning from you. If that could fit to your company and you'd like that. That would be something you can offer to your manager (or the upper management). Otherwise terminate the contract because of incompetence.
The whole story also indicates that the Headhunter was not good for your company, as well as your interviewing process is lacking. You might have been able to identify that this candidate was mixing terms. That can be an opportunity for you also! Ask, if you can be included into the interviewing process.
You and your company, you both can learn a lot from this experience.
My name is Tobias, I'm 30 years old and living in Augsburg, Germany. I am working as a software developer for over 7 years now. Nowadays I'm working with react, react-native, node.js, graphql, ...
As Sandra said, be honest, share your opinion, and suggest solutions to improve the whole process/situation.
It happens that the impression from the recruitment process doesn't align with the daily work impression. Feedback and suggestion solutions should always be welcomed.
For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse
We're a place where coders share, stay up-to-date and grow their careers.
Thanks for sharing this. I do suffer from time to time from imposter syndrome. And your story is helping me to differentiate.
If I were you, I would not lie. Telling the truth is always worth it. Especially, if you want to become Senior yourself. He could be the one learning from you. If that could fit to your company and you'd like that. That would be something you can offer to your manager (or the upper management). Otherwise terminate the contract because of incompetence.
The whole story also indicates that the Headhunter was not good for your company, as well as your interviewing process is lacking. You might have been able to identify that this candidate was mixing terms. That can be an opportunity for you also! Ask, if you can be included into the interviewing process.
You and your company, you both can learn a lot from this experience.
As Sandra said, be honest, share your opinion, and suggest solutions to improve the whole process/situation.
It happens that the impression from the recruitment process doesn't align with the daily work impression. Feedback and suggestion solutions should always be welcomed.