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by saghm 2412 days ago
Sure, but this discourages people who would otherwise be willing to provide references; if someone is willing to freely give you their time to talk to you about one of your candidates, it seems courteous not to potentially waste more of it by giving them an unsolicited offer.
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> it seems courteous not to potentially waste more of it

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or possibly not even be considering my friend