For recruiters: how often are roles technically open but already informally filled? I once had a recruiter tell me, “You’re great, but we already have someone in the pipeline.”It made me wonder—how much of a hiring decision is already made by the time a job goes live? :)

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I’ve seen it happen, but not as often as people think. Sometimes a strong internal referral shows up right before a role goes live, or a past finalist is already in the pipeline. But most of the time the job is posted because the team genuinely needs options and wants to compare talent. Even when someone is ahead, nothing is fully locked in until interviews play out.

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