India, June 11 -- A LinkedIn post by a founder has drawn attention after a candidate turned down a Rs.20 LPA offer following a three-week interview process. The post points to a gap in communication during the hiring stages, which led to a mismatch in expectations between both sides.

The incident has raised questions around how salary discussions are handled during recruitment and whether companies should be more upfront about compensation in job descriptions.

The post was shared on LinkedIn by founder Abhishek Agarwal. In the caption, he wrote, "A candidate rejected our 20 LPA offer. It was entirely my fault. I forgot to mention the salary in the job description. Four rounds of interviews. Three weeks. All wasted."

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