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A comment on The Art of the Job Offer: Encourage Candidates to Turn You Down.

Re:The Art of the Job Offer: Encourage Candidates to Turn Yo... by sealedidentity on Wednesday June 25, 2008 @07:47PM (#228067)
Nonsense. Anyone who knows his talent and worth, and has an ounce of pride wouldn't stand being jockeyed or lowballed. If I figure at any interview that it's being played like the article says, I'd walk right out. It's the company's freaking loss. Any guy worth his salt should do it.
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Re:The Art of the Job Offer: Encourage Candidates to Turn Yo... by gaius on Thursday June 26, 2008 @05:56AM (#228422)
Yeah, it's not a test of "does this candidate really want to work here". It's an attempt to establish a subservient relationship right off the bat.

There was another article on HN that I don't have a reference to offhand but it was something like, hiring an employee at a small company isn't like buying services from a supplier, it's like inviting someone to be a member of a community.

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