Determining if a recruiter is legit

manpreet Best Answer 3 years ago

A recruiter contacted me recently, but I'm wondering if this person/job is legit.

Reasons to believe the recruiter and job are real.

1. The email address matches the company she claims to be from
2. Her LinkedIn has hundreds of connections.

Reasons I'm doubting her legitimacy

1. Both the initial contact and following "opportunity" were filled with phrases such as "best in breed" and other filler terms.
2. It wasn't clear what product(s) the company produces
3. She didn't mention a company website
4. "Github" is listed as a technology

Currently, I've given her my email address (on linkedin) and my resume (also posted on linkedin). I'm currently trying to figure out 2 things

1. Is this some kind of scam and how does it operate?
2. Is there a way to validate this is a real recruiter with a real job?

manpreet 3 years ago

Seems ok to me.

Recruiters aren't subject matter experts, so won't know what GitHub is - it sounds like a technology.

They're not going to tell you who the client is as they don't want you contacting them directly and cutting them out of their commision.

Recruiters like buzzwords and filler terms.