For recruiters who reach out to candidates you appear to like

20 Comments

1. AnonymousFebruary 14,2025 at 9:28AM UTC

   Pursue other opportunities but have patience with these recruiters. They may have many other positions on their plates - you never know -- or have received a lot of response from others to whom they reached out. Sometimes also the client changes their requirements, either because they have found someone or realize that they need other skills not initially in the job description. Reaching out may not totally be in the recruiter's control. Would be nice if they explained, but they may not have the bandwidth to do so.

   You may want to post your resume on some of the general websites - Indeed, Linked In, etc. or some specific to your specialty, also, if you are really in need of a position. I am 74 years old, so have some perspective on this -- The best opportunities have come to me from unexpected sources when I was least expecting them.

   So just relax a bit and keep going -- Wishing you all the best!

2. AnonymousFebruary 14,2025 at 11:38AM UTC

   One good thing about LinkedIn is identity verification. If they don't have the checkmark (verified identity) I don't talk to them.

   There are a crazy amount of scammers on LinkedIn acting as recruiters. You are important, and so is your history and information. Don't share your resume with just anyone.

3. GirlBossanova934974February 15,2025 at 3:33PM UTC

   Simple answer to your question! These so called recruiters feel the ONLY damage that will be done to reputations will be to their company, NOT them. And since they are being paid to go after the easiest sale and NOTHING else, these recruiters just hop from one company to the next company. Maybe 6 months here.......Another few months here. I have seen much worse in the last several weeks. Endless crazy promises aka downright lies. And it is not just outside staffing agencies. You have a bunch of company recruiters with the worst of manners. Just last week, I had a screening interview with a well known IT Security company. The HR rep put out the WRONG job spec on LinkedIn and the company website. She couldn't be bothered to fix it by the time the interview came along. Right job title. Wrong job description. IT was like.........that will be fixed in a day or 2. Who ME? Care?

4. AnonymousFebruary 15,2025 at 5:27PM UTC

   Bad answer, don't lump all types of recruiters into the same bucket, instead educate yourself on the different types because it matters in this response. I won't tolerate folks fully bashing my career choice because you simply feel entitled to something when you feel you want it done. Also HR rep and Talent/Recruiting for your reference are 2 different jobs.

5. GirlBossanova934974February 16,2025 at 6:27PM UTC

   UNFORTUNELY, some folks refuse to accept accountability for their actions. I have been in the job market for 40 plus years and frankly I have never seen such rudeness, unprofessional behavior and such practiced by staffing agencies and internal HR reps. I won't tolerate folks who try to gaslight the world. It is what it is. The big problem is simple. Corporate America has allowed anyone to take an HR position in staffing agencies or companies WITHOUT proper credentials. WHERE OH WHERE are the HR degrees from ACCREDITED universities and such? MS or Bachelors Level? I hardly see any.......Well guess what....As in life, many times you get exactly what you pay for.

6. AnonymousFebruary 15,2025 at 5:25PM UTC

   Wow, angry much? If these folks are reaching out to you from a big company they are likely on a quota and they are what is called a sourcer. Their role is 100% to reach out to folks that might fit and when a warm reply comes in to pass that over to a back end senior recruiter or someone who does the screening call. Often their volume is such that they carry 20-30-50 open reqs at a time and you can get lost in the shuffle. In one team that I ran the sourcers were expected to make over 300 touches per week. This left limited time for follow up and often only the first 20-30 got handed over. Not my rules, the companies! The handoffs are not always smooth and often depend upon the calendars of those involved. Give it a week to get back communication from them, or...as an alternative use a calendaring app and offer up use of that to them with some open times over the next week that you can take a screening call from them thereby saving a step. If you got a call from an agency they are likely also on commission and often contact several people at the mercy of their clients or potential clients because they don't necessarily have a true work order, instead your background is used to fish those out once you reply yes.

   So in other words, breathe! I have run internal talent teams forever and no longer do we have the luxury if we are in a big company or in a small company the resources to follow up when you need it to be done. Yes, it isn't perfect but our departments generally don't have a budget and if we do it is often used for postings or other and not for our own internal talent. If you truly are interested in what they are pitching and don't get a reply you can always forward your reply to the CEO or Head of Talent and ask for a follow up because of strong interest. Yes, that will definitely get you noticed. It sucks, yes but give folks a bit of room to reply within a reasonable time frame outside of 48 hours.

7. AnonymousFebruary 16,2025 at 7:03AM UTC

   Most recruiters don't reply to candidates. So yeah we should be angry at these so called recruiters who can't be bothered to keep in contact with a candidate.

8. AnonymousFebruary 16,2025 at 5:51PM UTC

   Not the ones on my team but then again I am sure everyone in your chosen field of work is perfect all the time (insert eye roll here)

9. AnonymousFebruary 17,2025 at 2:24PM UTC

   Is it too much of an effort for recruiters to keep in contact????? Some people shouldn't be recruiters.

10. AnonymousFebruary 19,2025 at 4:44PM UTC

    again, really understand what type of recruiter you are getting reached out to by. Mine are internal ones that work for our company and this might have been a 3rd party agency one. They work distinctly differently. As I am sure an eye doctor works differently than a knee doctor does. That doesn't mean slam all doctors.

11. AnonymousFebruary 15,2025 at 5:27PM UTC

    I think on LinkedIn, the view they get in their search is different from the full profile view, and your profile can also be different from your resume, depending on you. I have had recruiters disappear when they get my actual resume and see more details vs the actual fit--and recruiters are just like everyone else. "Ghosting" is huge now. In fact, to me, ghosting and dating look a lot a like now, and I get rejected enough re: looking for a job...so, I have no interest in dating due to rejection.

    I also think more and more of them are using tools, like some sort of AI/bot. I can tell nowadays that most of the reach-out messages are not written by the same person who responds to me, especially since I changed the way my name appears on LinkedIn--not going into details, but it exposes them more because the way they address me now seems awkward.

    You're writing here as "anonymous" and don't say what you do, so your questions don't make total sense re: your role. But someone else's point that they may feel they're only hurting their company might be valid. Still, they might think that, not realizing you could remember and encounter these same recruiters in the future...

12. maria roseFebruary 15,2025 at 5:58PM UTC

    Sorry that you are dealing with “recruiters “ like this but you need to view those who do this —out of the blue- contact “claiming “ you are the perfect candidate for a job with extremely jaded reaction. What these recruiters are doing is drumming up list of candidates that they get paid to produce. You are no more special to them than their next paycheck. They most likely have no information about the position/job/ company then beyond a few keywords and your resume and background fit the general criteria. Very similar to companies using keywords via a composite computer program to weed through applications. In today’s world, to really find a good job position, you need to do your own research computer listing for companies that need your skills in your desired career path and what is available in your location( unless you like to transfer/move) and concentrate your search that way

13. AnonymousFebruary 15,2025 at 9:30PM UTC

    i would suggest not getting so angry over it. Look at it as their lost and move on.

14. AnonymousFebruary 15,2025 at 10:49PM UTC

    I’ve had the same thing happen. The messages feel robótic and impersonal. I’ve decided that the next time it happens I will try asking a question in response - something along the lines of “Thank you. What in particular about my resume/profile stood out to you?” I think a response or non-response to my question will help me avoid wasting time and bandwidth. I’m curious if anyone else here has tried that.

15. AnonymousFebruary 16,2025 at 7:00AM UTC

    Do it. Name and shame. I've experienced this bullshit too. Enough is enough.

16. AnonymousFebruary 16,2025 at 2:55PM UTC

    I had one reach out and set up an interview date and time. I took the day off to accommodate the interview. The Recruiter never showed up to the scheduled meeting. I reached out a few times to her and the call went straight to voicemail. I then contacted her office, directly, and they were also unable to reach her. Then, about an hour later she reached out to me, via email, and said “ I stepped away from my desk and forgot that we had a scheduled meeting and could she reschedule with me “. I declined. Why would I want you representing me in a job search when you cannot even handle your calendar ?‍♀️

17. AnonymousFebruary 16,2025 at 4:05PM UTC

    I'm so sorry that happened to you. I've gotten that "I forgot" or "For some reason it wasn't on my calendar". Buh-bye.

18. AnonymousFebruary 17,2025 at 8:15PM UTC

    Thanks for your honest reply. So basically, we have no choice. Upload your resume, give away your data, hope it's not misused, and cross your fingers. Wow!

19. AnonymousFebruary 17,2025 at 8:40PM UTC

    What if we set up a CAPTCHA for that sort of outreach. I’m kidding, of course, but the process is seriously broken, isn’t it. In all seriousness you can also share your suspicions with LinkedIn. They pride themselves on keeping their platform spam free.

20. AnonymousFebruary 18,2025 at 2:23AM UTC

    The same thing happened to me late last year. A head hunter with a good rep in the industry I work in reached out about a position that sounded interesting. I sent my resume, and we had a couple of calls followed by plans for a pre-interview prep session. The prep session time and date were arranged around his schedule but then he was a no-show and did not respond to my phone calls trying to connect. I reached out on LinkedIn and did get a brief message that he had a family issue he was dealing with. I sent a note back saying I hoped it all worked out and we could reconnect once things settled down, but it's been over 2 months, and I've heard nothing. Not even a response to say the role is no longer open, he's found a better candidate, or whatever. Just total ghost. I tried calling once after the holidays but can't see investing in someone who obviously doesn't respect my time. Needless to say, I won't be recommending him to any colleagues who are looking.