THE EFFECT OF ETHICAL SIGNALS ON RECRUITMENT ...

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You meet the recruiter in the career center. The recruiter begins by telling you
more about the position. They are looking for a sales director who, with a team of
individuals, would be in charge of a special project. Last summer, you did the same job
for one of the company’s competitors, and you decided you would like a career in this
industry.
During the interview, the recruiter actively looks over your resume and asks
questions about your last job. You begin to describe your last position with ABC’s
competitor. You say, “At XYZ Manufacturing, Co., I worked in a similar area and
within a team structure much like you described. One of the projects I worked on dealt
with creating more environmentally friendly processes and how this would affect sales.”
The interviewer asks you to say more, but you respond honestly, “I signed a
confidentiality agreement, and all team members only have permission to say as much as
I have.”
The recruiter replies, [INSERT RECRUITMENT PRACTICES MANIPULATION HERE]