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Bait and Switch

Posted by cee Published in Words @ Work

bait and switch – /beyt n swich/ (v)

Practice in which companies use to lure unsuspecting potential employees with a fabulous position and after meeting them in an interview tell them they want the candidate for a completely different position.

Sentence:

Mary: “I was so excited about the most amazing position that I went in to interview for, and after the interview, they told me they were actually hiring for a report analyst position.”

Dave: “aaaaah, they pulled the bait and switch on you!”

See also: Switcheroo

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MinD said in June 16th, 2009 at 4:30 pm

I’m guessing that’d be a lower-than-desired position?

LiLu said in June 17th, 2009 at 3:04 pm

Ohhhh, man… I’ve been there. I’m so sorry, love. *shakes fist at potential employer jerks*

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cee said in June 17th, 2009 at 5:27 pm

Yea, I was soooooooo pumped up! I went into an interview for Position A, and I was so excited about it! I left with a really good feeling from them so I was feeling confident about it until the next day when I received a phone call from HR. They really loved me, but thought I would be a better fit with Position B which was a report monkey position. Hmmm… thanks…. but I think I’m going to pass