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Snippet from an actual job ad: “Yes, you will be quizzed on this.” 3 times!
I’ll lead with the takeaway: changing your messaging to overcorrect for 1 bad hire/experience makes you sound like an idiot. I mean, that’s the only way I can rationalize messaging this bad.
Here’s the full context. Company was looking to hire an internal recruiter:
Ok, I went too soft. Pre-emptively implying that your applicants are lying isn’t a good look. (Even if, well, some applicants do in fact lie.)
Regardless, two things can be true:
I really, really want to see how they quiz people for humility. 😂
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