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Dear Recruiter
If you are a recruiter and a candidate who applied to a job posted by your company calls, please speak with them or return the call. I know you are sifting through hundreds of resumes, but a candidate took the time to locate your name and number. This shows they take initiative and are hard working. Just because they didn't make it through the ATS or their resume doesn't appeal to you, doesn't mean they aren't the unicorn you are looking for. Take 5 minutes and talk to them.
Laura WestMarketing Writer/Project Manager, New York, NY
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08/17/20 at 1:29PM UTC
So. Much. YES!!
Laney BalisREALTOR® @ Align Right Realty Riverview
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07/27/20 at 6:13PM UTC
Absolute TRUTH!! Sometimes it can take a lot to locate the correct person to contact.
Sarah Macholdt
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07/26/20 at 4:09PM UTC
Agreed! Sometimes it's hard to know if the system, recruiter, whoever even received your documents! At least a rejection of some kind would show that the job got your application!
Damariz WinborneChange Management | Life Coach ~ Washington DC
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07/25/20 at 1:19PM UTC
This warms my heart! I recently saw a LinkedIn post advertising a position that piqued my interest. It was posted by the hiring manager who happens to be a 1st level connection. So, I sent her a direct message expressing my interest and requesting an information chat if she had the time. Wasn't sure if that action would be perceived as overreach. Let's see if / how she responds.
Rebecca Lee VCredentialing Specialist
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07/25/20 at 4:04PM UTC
It cannot hurt and I've had some success by doing that. The rules are changing daily and how to recruit and how to get noticed is no longer set in stone.
KAK4GodCommunicator | Connector | Change-Maker
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07/20/20 at 1:58PM UTC
Yes, especially if they interview for a role and follow up with a thank-you note, etc..! Have the courtesy to acknowledge their time and let them know if they are moving on to the next round.
Dawn S. CrossGoals should scare a little & excite a lot
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07/20/20 at 1:39PM UTC (Edited)
Absolutely! And additionally, if you tell a candidate to keep in touch, don’t ghost them. The candidate is doing as you said. At least give them the courtesy of knowing the position was filled or eliminated or on hold.
There is nothing worse than doing as the recruiter (or hiring manager) asked and them ghosting you and making no reply at all.
Joanne Van VrankenUX Research Participant Recruiter in New York
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07/27/20 at 9:18PM UTC
This infuriates me no end. The recruiter tells you to keep in touch and then when you do they act like you're an annoyance who's just wasting time. When a recruiter tells me to "keep in touch," I just view it as another BS line they tell everyone and don't really mean it.
Dani Noyes
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07/19/20 at 8:38PM UTC (Edited)
I understand if a recruiter doesn't have time for a chatty personal call. However, have the courtesy to send a form letter email, or SOMETHING to a candidate who has applied. Especially if they have interviewed. It's a unique time and recruiters are busy, but job hunters are busy too. I have personally applied to 113 jobs... yes that many. I have been ghosted or had no response far too MANY times. Prior to this, I had never interviewed for a job and not gotten an offer. I have great references. I am mid-level management, with experience as a business owner. I have a professionally written resume. I craft every cover letter to be relevant for each position. Job seekers are putting in the work. hearing rejection on repeat in these times is hard enough. Have the common courtesy to offer a simple communication about where they stand. Even if it's a just a 'no thank you'.
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Rebecca Lee VCredentialing Specialist
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07/19/20 at 8:06PM UTC
In most cases, a recruiter is a person first point of contact with a company. An unpleasant experience with a recruiter or a hiring manager could negatively impact a company.
User deleted comment on 07/19/20 at 9:45PM UTC
Rebecca Lee VCredentialing Specialist
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07/19/20 at 9:51PM UTC
but if they applied it is not unsolicited.
JYJ
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07/19/20 at 7:45PM UTC
That has nothing to do with common courtesy and acting professionally.
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JYJ
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07/19/20 at 9:59PM UTC (Edited)
If a candidate has interviewed with you, been referred by colleagues, or took the time to find you and apply with a thoughtful and smart note, it warrants a response; even if the response is sorry, not interested.
You sound like a recruiter who's ghosting people.
User deleted comment on 07/19/20 at 7:42PM UTC
Jody RileyI am looking for something new in AP
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07/19/20 at 1:14PM UTC
There are so many people getting ghosted by recruiters. I have has the ones that I was working with the first part of February or March now return my calls. We are humans are need some respect and recognition.
Rebecca Lee VCredentialing Specialist
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07/19/20 at 1:25PM UTC
and recruiters have posted on LinkedIn complaining how candidates ghost them. Maybe they wouldn't ghost the recruiters if the recruiters didn't ghost them.
Paula Bryant Siepieranski
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07/19/20 at 1:11PM UTC
or send an I'm sorry e-mail so I know to keep on looking
