[plug] Ghosted?

[James Tobin]

Picture this:

1. A recruiter had a strong working relationship with the employer’s
CTO, spanning around 10 years;
2. The CTO recently retired, and another manager—who may now hold more
influence—has possibly stepped into a more prominent role;
3. The recruiter had prior negative interactions with this manager,
which were reported to both HR and the former CTO. These issues
included:
a) Unfounded reasons for rejecting 3 qualified applicants;
b) Frequent changes in hiring location preferences;
c) Inappropriate comments to the recruiter about a candidate;
d) Allegedly describing the job to a candidate during an interview in
an unjustifiably negative or misleading manner;
4. Despite typically submitting only a small number of resumes per
role, the recruiter consistently maintained a high success rate in
placements;
5. In a recent engagement, the recruiter reconnected with a manager
they had previously worked with—one with whom there were no prior
issues;
6. Despite submitting two qualified candidates, HR abruptly terminated
the contract and declined to progress either candidate to interview.
No feedback was provided—an uncharacteristic departure from the
employer’s prior approach, which consistently included constructive
input and engagement throughout the candidate introduction process;
7. The employer states that they have no obligation or reason to
provide feedback, engage in further communication, or follow up on the
two candidates’ CVs, as stated in their detailed several page rebuttal
to a one-page letter sent by the recruitment firm.


On Mon, 28 Jul 2025 at 10:58, Evert van Dijk <evert at silver-sword.com> wrote:
>
> My $0.02
>
> If they are working for me, as in i employed them to find me a contract, work or other, I'd expect full service including what improvements i can make on resumé, interview techniques, etc.
>
> If they contacted me for a position at a company (employer sourced), some feedback would be appreciated but at least a contact to let me know the position is filled.
>
> Is this what you are looking for?
>
> E.
>
>
> On Mon, 28 July 2025, 17:49 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 *want* 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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