In this job market the recruiter wants you to tell her “why you are looking for a job”. WTF

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Ask your doctor if Havas is right for you.

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The list of side effects is worryingly long.

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“Role up their sleeves”…

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Joke’s on them, I don’t wear sleeves.

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“I’m looking for a job because I enjoy sleeping indoors and need to eat.”

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Sleeping indoors is for sissies and they have pizza for late nigh pitches. What other excuses you got?

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🙄 sounds awful!

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