Yes, You Can Get Blacklisted At A Company - For No Good Reason

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The Wall Street Journal brings us a sad, sad job hunt story, one of vindictive recruiters and hiring managers and pretty much arbitrary decisions.

Essentially, you could be denied a job or an interview or a referral because you once made a stupid joke or because you annoyed a recruiter.

Sure, people who make totally boneheaded moves in their job search might conclude that they’re not going to get far applying at the same companies: the WSJ cites

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