Has anyone ever told a recruiter they did not want to move forward due to terrible Glassdoor reviews (and the company’s snarky responses to the reviews)? 🙈 For context, I did NOT apply for this role, they reached out to me randomly. I answered a screening call, mainly because I had never heard of them and was curious. After the call, I started looking into them and there seemed to be a lot of fake 5 star reviews and pretty consistent negative reviews. Cont…

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I've told recruiters a version of that a few times. 75% chance they say that glassdoor should be ignored because it is a forum for disgruntled employees to complain, and happy people don't post there. 50% chance they give you a piece of interesting info like "well, recent challenges due to [a reorg/merger/layoff/leadership turnover/growing pains] have harmed the ratings, but those challenges are being resolved".

The recruiters were typically surprised that I put them on the back foot, but I've never got attitude from a recruiter as a result.

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Lol now I’m almost tempted to tell her to hear which one she might use. I don’t think she would be able to use the “only disgruntled employees post there”, since there are soooo many (eerily similar) 5 star reviews.

Eh you don’t have to say that’s why, just say you’re not interested in the role based off of what you heard

See below lol. I did and she called me 🙈

I was on the fence after the call, but the negative reviews sealed the deal. The recruiter sent me a follow up email and I replied letting her know I didn’t think it would be a good fit. She called and left me a voicemail basically saying she thought I would be a great fit and wanted an opportunity to address any concerns I had.

Thanks for the perspective! She’s an in house employee so I’m not super concerned about burning that bridge. Also, if I’m being honest, her insistence kinda validated some of the reviews about them being extremely understaffed and desperate/putting on a show to bring new hires in. Or maybe she’s just a passionate recruiter lol. Not worth the gamble

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