India, May 29 -- A recent hiring exchange shared on social media has sparked a major debate regarding recruiter-candidate etiquette. An IITian startup founder posted a screenshot of a LinkedIn conversation where he requested pre-screening details, including the candidate's last in-hand salary and notice period. Instead of providing the requested data, the candidate became defensive, stating they were simply an immediate joiner. When the founder warned that a failure to share all details would result in a rejected profile, the candidate told the founder to go ahead and reject them. The post has prompted social media to share polarising remarks.

"Asked candidate for basic details before proceeding. Bro replied with unemployment + anger iss...