> Firms working at their dead level best to be up front with candidates still produce steady feeds of candidates who feel misled or unfairly rejected.

This essential baseline dissatisfaction reminds me of a quote, regarding people's opinions about a judge rumored to be corrupt.

> Her frown deepened. "The townsmen applauded..."

> "Indeed. On average, one-half of all supplicants to come before a judge's bench must depart angry and disappointed. But not, by that, necessarily wronged."

-- The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold