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Here's a relevant experience. I applied for a job a few days ago. The recruiter reached out to me through email to schedule a phone call and I scheduled a time through her online calendar. To give you some more context in terms of timing: she emailed me in the morning and I responded in the afternoon. Less than 24 hours after she reached out to me, the job ad on the company page is taken down and now says the position is filled. No response from the recruiter.

What the hell was that?

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My guess, you were not fast enough? Imagining myself as a recruiter, I would probably be working with a fair number of leads at the same time. Any of those who are a good fit and quick to respond would get sent to HR.

My recent job I landed because I was pushy, I called the recruiter by phone and sold them on me, got the contact for the company manager, called them too and got hired. I got decent technical skills, but talking to people is what gave results.

Just one thing, "talk the talk, walk the walk" is real. Bullsh*ting will put you in a bind sooner or later.

I'm not sure what part of the story I just described was "bullshitting."

I didn't mean you were, I just said that talking to people is effective but some take it up a level where it likely ends badly.

They were making a comment on the general case, not your specific case

>she emailed me in the morning and I responded in the afternoon

Real question: How long should she sit at her desk and twiddle her thumbs, waiting for your reply, before she moves on to emailing/phoning/interviewing a different candidate?

Or perhaps she should pursue multiple candidates at the same time, to immensely speed up the process and reduce her time wasted just waiting to hear back from potential candidates who may never respond back?

>Real question: How long should she sit at her desk and twiddle her thumbs, waiting for your reply, before she moves on to emailing/phoning/interviewing a different candidate? Or perhaps she should pursue multiple candidates at the same time, to immensely speed up the process and reduce her time wasted just waiting to hear back from potential candidates who may never respond back?

Huh? Of course she should pursue multiple candidates at the same time. I can hold that belief and simultaneously express frustration with the above story. Do you think this is some sort of dichotomy?

HM hired someone they knew or recruiter was just sourcing candidates and didn't have visibility into the pipeline.

sorry that happened to you. most likely they had a candidate deep in the pipeline with an offer out, and they were hedging their bets in case they declined. this is surprisingly common, though its shitty behavior for the recruiter to ghost you

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