India, Oct. 24 -- Job candidates who insist they have flawless track records might think they are impressing recruiters, but GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani sees it as an immediate dealbreaker. In a recent interview, the Indian-origin executive revealed that a candidate's inability to candidly discuss past failures is a major red flag during the hiring process.

"I think the number one thing is that if a person cannot talk about something that they feel that's spectacularly, then either they're lying or they haven't pushed the boundaries. Like you can talk about the best tennis players in the world, they all, if you look at it on a points basis, they only win about half the points. They do not win all the time," he told Business Insider.

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