Yesterday a recruiter for a big media company reached out via LinkedIn about a role he was trying to fill. The role aligned with my background and honestly, I felt great that finally I was being poached. We set up a time and I sent my resume.... then this morning he cancels and blames that the position is being “put on hold”. How likely is this actually the reason/does this happen often?

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Positions get put on hold all the time. Very common in my experience. Although it is possible after he saw your resume he no longer felt you were the right fit.

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I’m sorry that happened to you and it could have better been handled. Perhaps something on your resume was a deal breaker for the role and the recruiter could have politely let you know that they did not want to waste your time. I’d follow up and make certain they know not to send your resume anywhere else without your approval. I can’t tell you how many candidates I have worked with who released their resume to a recruiting agency - not saying the name(s) - who fish for resumes and blast to every online post and call you if something “sticks”.

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I went through final interviews in house for a truly perfect job, only to get a call from the recruiter three weeks later telling me the job had been canceled because of 4th quarter finances. Banking industry, it’s pretty common apparently.

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