A friend of mine worked for a tech recruiter in 2009, in Houston. She reported being 'trained' to take the references from people who were looking for a job, an

A friend of mine worked for a tech recruiter in 2009, in Houston. She reported being 'trained' to take the references from people who were looking for a job, and recruit only the references for open positions. The original applicant was generally ignored altogether, and often lied to. So, how about convincing everyone in your industry to not do that? Good luck...