Well, yes, for the immediate set of transactions, it's entirely the case that companies are incentivized to dissuade candidates from reaching out to us. This do

Well, yes, for the immediate set of transactions, it's entirely the case that companies are incentivized to dissuade candidates from reaching out to us. This doesn't mean the statements come from a bad place, just a particular viewpoint - it's why I wanted to point them out specifically. :-)