Do recruiters have a blacklist of candidates? I’ve referred my friend multiple positions in our company and he almost always get rejected. One recruiters we know said that off the record find job somewhere else. We are thinking that he might be on some kind of blacklists, if it exists.

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Wondering if there is something that is an issue with them? Maybe something the company can’t get over to bring them on board. I guess in a sense it is kind of like a blacklist. Is there anything that comes to mind? Referrals don’t go as far as they used to, the recruiter saying to go elsewhere though, something is up.

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Agree. If they’re telling you that, they know something you don’t and they can’t tell you specifics for HR / confidentiality reasons.

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Nah I don't think so. I have a really good friend who is a recruiter and she said that is just a rumor and they don't actually have any sort of blacklist. Some companies may have a blacklist but not recruiters.

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I don't think there's anything like a formal blacklist. But it's probable that your friend just bombed out in some way and they don't want to hear from him again. It would be wise to stop referring him to multiple positions.

Interesting how zero actual recruiters replied to the post

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