#Recruiter #Recommendation #Ghosted #JobSearch
So, let me get this straight. You ghosted me when I needed help, but now you want me to recommend you for your next recruiter job? 🤔 Seriously?
Here’s the deal – this recruiter from ASK Consulting (please avoid them!) got me a contract, yes, but that’s about it. When my contract ended and I reached out for assistance, he was nowhere to be found. Until now, that is, when he lost his job and suddenly remembered me.
Sorry, buddy, but that’s not how it works. If you’re too busy for me when I need you, don’t expect me to do you any favors when you come asking. No recommendation from me. 🙅♀️
Possible solution: Let’s all remember that relationships should be a two-way street. Treat others with respect and professionalism, even if you’re on different sides of the hiring process. Building a good reputation takes time and effort, so make sure to always act with integrity and kindness in your interactions.
I completely understand how you feel, and from what you shared, you have the right to feel how you feel.
But there really is no upside to burning bridges.
Here is what I’d do:
1. Respond to him what you posted here. Show to him that his view and reality are different.
2. Add that you’ll still write something because you believe in helping people and there is always opportunity to do better.
3. Write simple, not flowery, but factual recommendation.
Most likely he’ll hate you for your feedback. But if there is a small chance he is a decent and fair person, he’ll appreciate it and you’ve made an ally from a shitty situation.
Give him your contact info and tell him to forward that for anytime he needs a reference, you’ll be happy to share your experience with his potential employers. Then do so.
‘Sure, give [whoever] my details and I’ll be happy to provide a reference to them’
Then give them a terrible reference.
Could he have not responded to you because he no longer worked there and didn’t have access to his work email since he lost his job? Not sure of the timeline there but just a thought!
I wonder how old this recruiter is
Go ahead and write the recommendation. Say you were ghosted by this recruiter. You wouldn’t be lying. You’d just be truthful.
Be careful on your way up, you never know who you will find on your way down.
It applies to both parts involved in this drama… He did got you the resume to the right person at the right time, which is more than your average recruiter does. He couldn’t help you when you were laid off? He also lost his job. No need to be petty here, the situation is tough enough as it is.
Hey recruiter,
May I recommend you contact three of my contacts that you can ask to be a reference to you: Casper, Sam Wheat, and Slimer. You all have something in common: your GHOSTING skills!
Eat a d***,
Signed,
The candidate with no f***s to give
You can vouch to his next employer that he’s an awful recruiter, then they will hire him because they’re looking for awful ones. I believe these are the qualifications of recruiters nowadays /s
I would give him the recommendation because he did assist you in getting the work, even if you brought it home. Not to mention, when he gets a job, you may benefit from his services again, and you know he would do his best to help out in that case, even after ghosting you. So you aren’t necessarily just helping him, you are keeping contacts in case you need them as well.
Fuck recruiters useless
Ghost him.
Huh? He helped you land a job, ofc he can’t do all the work for you.
Then you contacted him and he didn’t reply, maybe there wasn’t anything be could do for you? He helped you why not help him?
You sound a bit immature imo.
Where’s your proof he was still employed at the company when you reached back out?