<div dir="ltr"><div>Well, not really. If I were a headhunter, or HR clerk, my responsibility would be to whoever is paying the bills. The job applicant, who is not paying anything, is less important than the company who is paying me to find a candidate. Follow the money, as they say. (or is it The Golden Rule?)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 27 Jul 2025 at 10:06, James Tobin <<a href="mailto:jamesbtobin@gmail.com">jamesbtobin@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Yes. If I were a headhunter I would have an obligation to those I represent.<br>
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On Sun, 27 Jul 2025 at 06:26, William Park via kwlug-disc<br>
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> Not really. I don't think they are going to commit time on a "dead<br>
> end". Would you?<br>
><br>
> On 2025-07-26 14:20, James Tobin wrote:<br>
> > Does a headhunter not have an obligation to a candidate they decide to<br>
> > represent?<br>
> ><br>
> > On Sat, 26 Jul 2025 at 18:12, William Park via kwlug-disc<br>
> > <<a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org" target="_blank">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> >><br>
> >> I'm looking for a job right now, so I know what you mean. But, if I<br>
> >> don't hear from them (recruiter or company), then I didn't get selected.<br>
> >> So, I move on.<br>
> >><br>
> >> From their perspective, they get hundreds of resume. They move on, also.<br>
> >><br>
> >> On 2025-07-25 15:57, James Tobin wrote:<br>
> >>> Hi, if you were represented by a recruiter (headhunter, recruitment<br>
> >>> consultant, agent, or whatever they prefer to call themselves) for a<br>
> >>> potential job with an employer, would you expect them to do everything<br>
> >>> possible to get feedback on your resume, skills, experience, overall<br>
> >>> application, and suitability directly from the employer after you'd<br>
> >>> been presented?<br>
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