Can't tell if this is a sarcastic question, but I'll bite anyway. The simple answer is politeness. When you work as a recruiter you're talking to 10s (maybe 10

Can't tell if this is a sarcastic question, but I'll bite anyway. The simple answer is politeness. When you work as a recruiter you're talking to 10s (maybe 100s) of folks a day. Creating a connection and breaking the ice when talking to someone you've never met before is just human nature.