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Recruiting is like fishing. They're not lies, they're lures. I doubt that will ever change. The lesson is don't be a fish. Hell, I had a recruiter steal contac
by jrootabega 5y ago
Recruiting is like fishing. They're not lies, they're lures. I doubt that will ever change. The lesson is don't be a fish.
Hell, I had a recruiter steal contacts from the company we were both working for, and try to recruit me when she had left for another company.
- damethos 5y agoWell, in my book, if someone promises X and does Y and pretend that X was never mentioned, then it's a lie, not a lure. Besides, isn't "lure" a "lie" that we are trying to cover as a "lure" in order to feel better with ourselves?
- jrootabega 5y agoI was trying to paint the picture that recruiters are held to the same moral standards towards their candidates that fishermen are to fish. No one criticizes fishermen for using lures that look good but are not food.