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What about the candidates? On Mon, 28 Jul 2025 at 13:58, Martin Gautier <martin.gautier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On 28/07/2025 13:41, James Tobin wrote: > > Picture this: > > > > 1. A recruiter had a strong working relationship with the employer’s > > CTO, spanning around 10 years; > > 2. The CTO recently retired, and another manager—who may now hold more > > influence—has possibly stepped into a more prominent role; > > 3. The recruiter had prior negative interactions with this manager, > > which were reported to both HR and the former CTO. These issues > > included: > > a) Unfounded reasons for rejecting 3 qualified applicants; > > b) Frequent changes in hiring location preferences; > > c) Inappropriate comments to the recruiter about a candidate; > > d) Allegedly describing the job to a candidate during an interview in > > an unjustifiably negative or misleading manner; > > 4. Despite typically submitting only a small number of resumes per > > role, the recruiter consistently maintained a high success rate in > > placements; > > 5. In a recent engagement, the recruiter reconnected with a manager > > they had previously worked with—one with whom there were no prior > > issues; > > 6. Despite submitting two qualified candidates, HR abruptly terminated > > the contract and declined to progress either candidate to interview. > > No feedback was provided—an uncharacteristic departure from the > > employer’s prior approach, which consistently included constructive > > input and engagement throughout the candidate introduction process; > > 7. The employer states that they have no obligation or reason to > > provide feedback, engage in further communication, or follow up on the > > two candidates’ CVs, as stated in their detailed several page rebuttal > > to a one-page letter sent by the recruitment firm. > > > > On Mon, 28 Jul 2025 at 12:37, Martin Gautier > > <martin.gautier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> > >> On 28/07/2025 11:43, James Tobin 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? > >> Yes I would. > >> > >> However I do recognise that the recruiter works for the employer, not > >> the candidate and in my experience, as a rule, DGAF about candidates. > >> > >> Having used recruiters as both an employer and employee over the years, > >> and knowing a couple IRL, all I can say is that they're an utterly > >> pointless cog in the wheel. > >> -- > >> The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > >> FAQ: https://www.dcglug.org.uk/faq/ > I'd recommend to the recruiter not to take it personally. Relationships > with clients change all the time. Suck it up, move on. Ultimately, if > the recruiter is any good, it's the client's loss. > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > FAQ: https://www.dcglug.org.uk/faq/ -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG FAQ: https://www.dcglug.org.uk/faq/