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> I often use Reverse Psychology during hiring. My favorite part of hiring sell-calls is listing reasons why the candidate shouldn’t join my team! This always leads to some superstar hires who join because they are eager for the challenge!

The author calls honesty in interviews "reverse psychology". The broken clock is right twice a day and all that.



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