[olug] Ghosted?

[James Tobin]

This employer had historically provided such feedback to the
recruitment firm.  In this case however they abruptly cancelled the
contract with the recruitment firm after immediately receiving 2
resumes.  This was after the recruitment firm met with the hiring
manager to understand the requirement, went to market, and proactively
headhunted candidates. This process involved crafting compelling
narratives around the employer and their business to secure candidate
interest and engagement.  The recruitment consultant had a
relationship with the employer (perhaps strongest with the CTO) who
had recently retired.   Don't you think the employer should have
considered the candidates introduced when the contract was in place
(i.e. before they terminated) and either provided feedback or
progressed them through the process — even if they ultimately decided
to terminate the agreement with the recruitment firm?  The recruitment
firm is pursuing the employer legally for not providing feedback or
progressing the candidates as historically they did and this change in
behaviour is out of character and suspicious.

On Mon, 28 Jul 2025 at 20:55, Dave Thacker <dthacker9 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'd want to know why I wasn't a good fit, but I don't think many companies
> are willing to take time for that discussion these days.
>
> DT
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM James Tobin <jamesbtobin at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Hi, if you were represented by a recruiter (headhunter, recruitment
> > consultant, agent, or whatever they prefer to call themselves) for a
> > potential job with an employer, would you *want* them to do everything
> > possible to get feedback on your resume, skills, experience, overall
> > application, and suitability directly from the employer after you'd
> > been presented?
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