A question for recruiters...

As a recruiter, once a candidate doesn't land a role, do you all just disregard them from future contact? I've noticed that when a recruiter contacts me and if I don't land the role, they just move on to the next fresh piece of meat.

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Recruiter here. I totally understand how it can feel like you're forgotten after a role doesn't work out. In my experience, I try to stay connected with strong candidates for future opportunities. It's a good idea to reach out and express continued interest—that way, we know you're still available and motivated!

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Thanks for responding and being in the bowl!

There are few if any recruiters left in this bowl. A lot of aggressive questions drove the OGs away a couple of years ago.

As a hiring manager, it depends. did I like you but not the right fit for the role - I’ll call you back. Did I pass for other reasons, I won’t forget that.

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My situation is this... I reached out to a recruiter. I found a role in my experience that is aligned very well with my skills. We set a time to talk, and it went well. I'm by no means a jerk or a cocky person. I consider myself to be mannered, respectful.

So the recruiter reaches out to the company in question. One week goes by and I email the recruiter for an update. I get a response and thank her for keeping me updated. Another week goes by and I reach out again, the recruiter again updates me and suggests that while the role, meaning the client, replies, she can send my info to a freelance gig. I agree to it and she sends my info. A week goes by and I email her again to see if the Freelance gig has any updates. She replies that she will reach out to them.

I waited another week and email the recruiter again, and then I got ghosted. In all exchanged emails I am courteous and thank her for all her help.

I know the job market sucks and there is so many factors as to why a company will move fast or not. But it does feel like sometimes it's about, if you can get that placement for a person then don't bother with the rest.

Just my perception of course.

I’ve worked with three 3rd party recruiters at different points of my career, all in three different countries.

#1 was in the US 8 years ago. I landed the job but I didn’t manage to secure a visa. We don’t talk anymore

#2 was in Europe 4-5 years ago. I didn’t land the job but they reached out to me for a couple other jobs a month later when I had already started a different job, so we didn’t move forward. We’re currently in touch as I’m looking for gigs in their city.

#3 was in another European city 4 years ago. They had a super cool role that ultimately didn’t work out. I reached out 6 months later when they posted on LI about a couple other roles. One of them didn’t work out but the other one resulted in an offer, which I ended up not taking. Said recruiter did not take kindly to that and decided not to respond to me, so I know I burned that bridge lol

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Recruiter here. Great Recruiters will stay in touch with great candidates, meaning it's all about building relationships. That said, there are A LOT of people in recruiting that don't understand. Staffing agencies are notorious for being metrics driven. Meaning, every Recruiter will have to speak to a certain number of new candidates every week and then contact a certain number of clients each week. This doesn't really allow for relationship building. My suggestion is that during your initial conversation with a Recruiter ask them how often you should follow up and what your expectation for the relationship should be.

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