3 ms·
> feel free to lie about how many companies you have signed up. Say it's something like 1000. Is this really the sort of advice we give here?
by afarrell 12y ago
> feel free to lie about how many companies you have signed up. Say it's something like 1000.
Is this really the sort of advice we give here?
- adventured 12y agoIt's a complicated line sometimes to walk. Reddit for example faked their user base to get started, and have admitted such, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmeDzx4SUME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmeDzx4SUME This is a common approach to demonstrating a product early on when there's little to no traction. If users show up and it's a ghost town, they will leave.
- tptacek 12y agoIt's really not that complicated.
- chatmasta 12y agoLying is not always bad. In this case, it actually works out better for the employee: OP lies -> More employee leads -> More companies interested Employees want as many companies on board as possible, so they win.
- afarrell 12y agoIf the OP is successful. If not, then the job-seeker just wasted effort. Which is fine if 1 OP does it, but if many people copycat...