When an executive search firm emails you via LinkedIn to apply for a position, approximately how many other people have they also contacted? Do they really consider you a serious contender for the job?

4 Comments

1. Katherine LundgrenAugust 3,2024 at 2:49PM UTC

   No, they are AI generated and they are throwing a net wide to see who will respond.

2. AnonymousAugust 3,2024 at 6:23PM UTC

   I am more suspicious because I am trying to surviving identity fraud. I do extra searching now when I get contacted by recruiters from new offices. If they found info in a database breach, then you are risking more than a new role.

   Do the research. Look up companies online. Check for corporate entity in whatever state the official address appears. I stopped responding to companies that aren't valid entities. It doesn't take much to become one. So keep in mind that someone could spend $100 to $300, creating flashy website and feel authorized to collect SSN's for contracted roles for big name employees. Hiring fraud exists.

3. AnonymousAugust 3,2024 at 7:01PM UTC

   I try to vet the firm as much as possible. So far a few interviews but nothing offered. And some serious ghosting from these professionals who started strong but did not follow thru when I was not the final candidate. I have a bit of bitterness!!!

4. Gary StokleyApril 17,2025 at 12:58PM UTC
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