Employers never need to answer why they hire or don't hire someone.  Many times they don't even know why they "pulled the trigger."  They don't owe you a reason for hiring you or saying "no." Your job as an applicant is to make sure they know who they are interviewing and that you actually care about the person(s) you will be working for... that you seek collaboration and synergy in your work day and all the team members will benefit from…