So I got sucked into a conversation with a recruiter yesterday who baited me, and they are now shopping my profile around my city, but they’ve done minimal to help me and are not very responsive to my questions. I have a strong resume and they’ve set up an interview already. But I don’t like the feeling i get from this recruiter and i feel a little used. Is there anything i can do to get out? I’ll do the interview but feel they didn’t earn any commission they might get.

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For anywhere they’ve submitted you already, no. But you can tell them not to submit you anywhere else.

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Never provide a resume to a recruiter until you are sure you want to work with them.

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Sadly, this is how many recruiters operate. Have not enjoyed the vast majority of recruiters I have interacted with. Their goal is to get a placement fee out of you (via a future employer), and most of them treat their job like a numbers game.

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No. Unfortunately.

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Ghost em. See how they like it

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If you didn't commit to work with them, tell them to stop purporting to represent you. If you did make some commitment, honor it (i.e. do the interview) and then tell them the relationship is over. From what you're saying, I presume there's nothing in writing, so if you want to end your association it shouldn't be a challenge.

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They are “recruiters” which means they do very little for a living.

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