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A recruiter who I worked with in the past called me. This is why I tell recruiters who will listen to maintain relationships and not approach each match-hire as a one-and-done proposition. I can't count the times that a recruiter ghosts me after I turn them down.


As someone looking for work, the super enthusiastic recruiter who gets all excited, sometimes I even meet them at their office and......ghosted..... is a super frustrating thing. (I keep wondering if someone committed a terrible crime in my name and nobody is telling me.)

There was some article floating around LinkedIn about how frustrating it is for recruiters when someone ghosts them... that had to be some sort of troll right?


It works both ways I suppose. Regardless it's a bit unprofessional from either side.


Indeed.

Heck I have respect for places that send out just an AUTOMATED "Hey man we're not picking you but best of luck and keep an eye out for other jobs on our site." email at this point.

It's that bad...




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