India, May 27 -- A bizarre job application lands in the inbox of a Delhi recruiter, replacing the resume with romantic poetry - and sparking a larger conversation on harassment in hiring. For college students entering the job market, here's a cautionary tale on what not to do.

In a rather filmi (and unwanted) twist to a job application, Ritika Agnihotri, a Delhi-based talent acquisition specialist at an IT firm, recently shared on LinkedIn how a male job seeker sent her shayari instead of a CV - turning what should have been a professional conversation into a cringeworthy episode of unsolicited romance.

The episode unfolded when Ritika, after politely informing a candidate that he wasn't selected for the role, received a WhatsApp messag...