Recruiter reaching back after breaking an agreement. Is that a red flag?

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manpreet Tuteehub forum best answer Best Answer 2 years ago

A couple of months ago, the recruiter of a top company interviewed me. We had an interesting interview, she liked what she heard, and so did I. More interestingly, though she originally contacted me for a specific job offer, she quickly changed to another hidden job offer that fitted me even more. We arranged another interview via Skype and she told me she'd send an email in the following hours with the details. It never arrived (I also checked the spam folder) and we never met again. I sent her another email asking for the meeting details, but she never replied.

Fast forward to yesterday. This recruiter contacted me on the phone again, offering a new position. A new one. She introduced herself, she made sure to carefully explain all the company perks, a very detailed explanation of the job position and progression in the company. When it was my turn to talk about my background, I made it clear she already contacted me and offered me the hidden position. Not only she didn't remember about our initial meeting, but knowing about the hidden offer didn't ring any bell.

Based on this, is this a red flag about the company management? Is it just that they trashed my CV?

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manpreet 2 years ago

Recruiters are like car salespeople. Once you realize that you should have few (if any) expectations of integrity, you'll sleep much better. This isn't to say that they're all bad, but rather that there are good ones and bad ones, with a very low barrier to entry.

Some of course are much better than others at marketing you to the primary stakeholders, and can get you the first interview -- which is really all you care about. Until then, you should take anything they say with a grain of salt, and keep pursuing other options.

The only other job of the recruiter is after the interviews, after you've been offered the job. The recruiter will act as go-between in the final negotiation over compensation, but here they are now personally motivated to get you the best number, so you can expect to see much better communication. Plus, if anything falls through you should have a direct line to the new company, so you can potentially salvage the situation.


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