I recently moved to the UK and have the appropriate VISA to work in the UK. I am still working job from the US and I have been casually trying 2 do interviews to sharpen up my skills but the recruiters suck. They reach out for the initial discussion but feel like they don’t need to continue to have a conversation with or even reply back stating the company has moved on with a different candidate. They just completely ignore you. So far I am 5/5 on this experience. Anyone else or is this the norm

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That's the UK marketplace. Full of leeching recruiting agencies ran by mom & dad (not all). Ghosting candidates and just being overly not professional much.
Keep pushing!

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Thank you for the reply! I certainly am not giving up but it is just distasteful that’s all.

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Ran out of characters, sorry for the misspellings 😅

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Yes distasteful, Resume grabbing recruits.
if possible try to work with people directly so you don't get false promises and loads of competition

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