I recently heard a client's in-house recruiter make a comment that gave me pause for thought. Luckily, I'm a mature, seasoned recruiter, because in my earlier years, I may have paused only long enough to grab a weapon. Not to say I didn't consider a smart-ass retort, but sometimes a little clarification goes a lot further. And it's not as if I hadn't heard similar comments before.
The premise fo…