I'm of two frames of mind here. One, the interviewee should have taken better care to come to an interview smelling of, well, nothing. Maybe something happened, I mean, if the interview was after lunch and he had just eaten?
However, the interviewer, recognizing that the guy was well-qualified could have mentioned this to him, tried to judge whether thise was a one-off case, or if this would be a constant issue.
From the interviewee's perspective, I'd rather bit a little embarrassed and have the job, than the other way around. Hopefully though this was at least communicated to the guy afterwards so he would know what he can improve next time. One time I had an interview, and was a bit too casually dressed for the position. When the interviewer called me back, he at least told me that.
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