[olug] Ghosted?

[Ben Hollingsworth]

Are you the job seeker or the recruiter?

Based on what you told us, it sounds like the employer behaved 
unscrupulously with the recruiter, but it's hard to say for sure without 
knowing more the circumstances surrounding the termination of that 
relationship.  I can envision situations where that might be a 
reasonable response.

As an employee, I would never want to work for a company that treated 
its business partners that way, because they'll also treat their 
employees the same way.  If you're the job seeker, I think you dodged a 
bullet by not getting hired there.

It's unfortunate that you were unable to receive any feedback on a 
failed interview, but honestly, it's INCREDIBLY rare to receive that 
sort of feedback from any company, unless maybe you're one of the final 
contenders for a high-level job.  Also, if they indeed treated the 
recruiter badly, I'm not sure much stock you can put in any feedback 
they might give you anyway.

Learn what you can from the situation and move on.  Don't lose any more 
sleep over it.

On 7/28/25 15:07, James Tobin wrote:
> 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:
>>
>>> 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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