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In fairness, most recruiters are bad and many bad recruiters aren't courteous enough to notify a candidate about a rejection. So it will happen a lot, but not with competent recrutiers. On the flip side, it is also common for recruiters not to be notified by the firm that they have passed, so while they maybe should follow up, they also may not know.
I don’t understand why as a recruiter you wouldn’t let them know about this. It boggles my mind. I would think as a recruiter you would tell them … to keep the relationship.
They are paid on commission. If they don’t reach out, it’s not worth anyone’s time. Would it be courteous of them to do so, absolutely. But they aren’t incentivized to do so. Glad you landed one on your own!
Some firms are not great about providing any feedback with a submission. That being said, in those situations, recruiters should at least follow up and let candidates know where things stand.
Also, on the front-end, a good recruiter should know if it is even worth making a submission based on previous hiring interactions with the employer and advise you accordingly.