[kwlug-disc] Ghosted?

[CrankyOldBugger]

I'm under the impression that they're under no legal obligation to give you
their reasons as to why or why not.  But I'm not a legal expert.


On Fri, 25 Jul 2025 at 22:04, James Tobin <jamesbtobin at gmail.com> wrote:

> What about if the employer refuses to give feedback to the recruiter
> and/or you?
>
> On Fri, 25 Jul 2025 at 21:21, Jason <jasonpa at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I did not have a great experience working with third party recruiters.
> >
> > Most of the time they are looking to get your resume and other
> information, and store it in their library of potential candidates.
> >
> > You may periodically get contacted if they have a role they're trying to
> fill.  Most of the time they're contract based, or low value, and you have
> to waste your time filtering out the ones that aren't a good fit.
> >
> > I also got ghosted by a few where they just stopped replying to me,
> after I followed up with them on a potential opportunity I was actually
> interested in.  Ended up just being a waste of time.
> >
> > I won't even give a recruiter my resume or any info unless there is
> actually a company and job posting that would be of interest.
> >
> > Lots of scammers out there trying to collect personal information
> through this route.
> > Plus there are other scams where they'll "hire you", have you buy all
> your equipment with your own money through their portal, and send you a
> cheque to cover the amount.
> > Then the cheque bounces because it was fake, and you're stuck with your
> credit card bills for stuff you "purchased" that never shows up, and they
> just disappear.
> >
> > Be safe.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM CrankyOldBugger <
> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I can't speak for all recruiters, but I have seen cases (especially on
> LinkedIn) where they are just building up their candidate count to impress
> the employer (look!  we sorted through five thousand candidates to present
> you with just this one!)
> >>
> >> Remember that a recruiter gets paid by the employer, not by you (unless
> you fell for one of those scams where they "guarantee" you a job if you pay
> them in advance).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, 25 Jul 2025 at 20:00, James Tobin <jamesbtobin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi, if you were represented by a recruiter (headhunter, recruitment
> >>> consultant, agent, or whatever they prefer to call themselves) for a
> >>> potential job with an employer, would you expect them to do everything
> >>> possible to get feedback on your resume, skills, experience, overall
> >>> application, and suitability directly from the employer after you'd
> >>> been presented?
> >>>
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