The word "recruited" implies you got an offer and signed it - not that someone poked you on linkedin.
Re:Convincing engineers to join your team
by DoofusOfDeath on Thursday August 30, 2018 @02:55PM
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I can't speak for anyone else, but my working definition of "recruited" isn't as specific as yours. The GP's usage was reasonable to me.
There's so much bullshit that Facebook / Google et. al are responsible for in this area. All of the wannabe startups basically copied their recruiting tactics with zero understanding for why good people were drawn to them in the first place.