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0 pointsTheCoelacanth5y ago0 comments

It's reasonable for them to want to avoid conflicts of interest. They act as an agent of the employers and don't want to get into scenarios where they can't do a proper job of representing their client's interests.

It's seems counterproductive to blacklist them for behaving ethically just because it worked against you in one scenario. No recruiting agency is ever going to act in your best interests because you aren't the one paying them. One that behaves ethically is about the best you can ever hope for.

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paulgb5y ago

In the instance that LordKano reached out to them, they were acting as an agent of the company he was applying to, not the company he currently worked for (even if they had an ongoing relationship with that company). By discarding a qualified applicant, they unethically prioritized their relationship with another client over the company they were supposed to be acting as an agent of in that instance.

JackFr5y ago

Unless you have special knowledge of the contracts signed, you really can't say that. It's likely the second company was well aware of the restriction. And it seems like the OP felt he was wronged more than the second party.

paulgb5y ago

If the companies had a contractual agreement that their recruiting agency would block each other's employees from applying, that sounds like a non-poaching agreement of the sort that Apple and Google were fined hundreds of millions for.

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LordKano5y ago

There are so many recruitment agencies in this town that I am not disadvantaged by not working with them.

Their behavior wasn't ethical. They didn't approach me. I found their job posting and approached them.

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LordKano5y ago

There are so many recruitment agencies in this town that I am not disadvantaged by not working with them.

Their behavior wasn't ethical. They didn't approach me. I found their job posting and approached them.

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