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Dh recently had a headhunter tell him that he passed the phone interview and the employer really liked him, and his experience and resume. He was told that they would be sending him to another state for an in person interview the next week, and she would get back with him by Fri with the date. Friday came and went and no word. He emails her on Monday asking when he should take off work to go down and she tells him that they may be interviewing more people this week. 2 weeks gone and nothing.
Dh was pretty confident that he had a good shot at this job, so he wasted over 1 week not applying for other jobs.
Do headhunters ever give people false hope/info in the hopes of keeping them on the hook in case the company does seriously consider the applicant? So the applicants do not go off working with other recruiters and applying for other jobs where they will not gain a commission?
i don't know if they do that. i don't know that they'd expect people to halt their job searches for one possible position like that.
which brings us to the fact that he should be continuing to look regardless. an interview is not a job offer, no matter how good you feel about it. he should keep applying to jobs until he has an offer in hand, no matter where he is in the process with any given one.
and keep in mind that things happen, things can get delayed, and people can be bad at getting back to people. just because the recruiter is being uncommunicative doesn't mean he isn't getting an interview. there may be something holding the process up.
Dh recently had a headhunter tell him that he passed the phone interview and the employer really liked him, and his experience and resume. He was told that they would be sending him to another state for an in person interview the next week, and she would get back with him by Fri with the date. Friday came and went and no word. He emails her on Monday asking when he should take off work to go down and she tells him that they may be interviewing more people this week. 2 weeks gone and nothing.
Dh was pretty confident that he had a good shot at this job, so he wasted over 1 week not applying for other jobs.
Do headhunters ever give people false hope/info in the hopes of keeping them on the hook in case the company does seriously consider the applicant? So the applicants do not go off working with other recruiters and applying for other jobs where they will not gain a commission?
I'm sure they just tell everyone that, yes. Can never waste time not applying waiting for another offer. What good does waiting do? Applying for another job will not hurt your chances for that one, so what harm can it do?
Dh recently had a headhunter tell him that he passed the phone interview and the employer really liked him, and his experience and resume. He was told that they would be sending him to another state for an in person interview the next week, and she would get back with him by Fri with the date. Friday came and went and no word. He emails her on Monday asking when he should take off work to go down and she tells him that they may be interviewing more people this week. 2 weeks gone and nothing.
Dh was pretty confident that he had a good shot at this job, so he wasted over 1 week not applying for other jobs.
Do headhunters ever give people false hope/info in the hopes of keeping them on the hook in case the company does seriously consider the applicant? So the applicants do not go off working with other recruiters and applying for other jobs where they will not gain a commission?
POssibly. But I know from working with recruiters that if they are not working for the company directly, they also are led on. They were very possibly told what he told you. And they are irritated and hoping they do not lose their prospect because the company is messing with them.
One important thing to remember is if the recruiter makes the placement, the company owes a fee. But if the company fills the opening themselves, no fee. So sometimes, the recruiter gets tossed around a little.
Completely agreed. They are nothing but modern day sharks. Once they figure they can make money from "selling" you, they will try. If they figure they cannot, you will never hear from them again.
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Originally Posted by 313Weather
More often than not, yes.
Job seekers and employees are merely expendable commodities to them. If they can't make money off of you, you're useless to them.
Well, in the past he was always placed into very good positions through recruiters right away. This time out is a bit different because it is out of state and in an entirely different regional job market. We see now that he must keep at the search.
I'm not blaming the recruiter, just wondering if it happens. I could see how if I were a recruiter and I found a job for someone who was actively trying to get several jobs, and they turned down my job for another, I would be disappointed that I invested time in this person. That is why the thought about recruiters offering false hope to keep people in the hook crossed my mind.
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