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0 pointstotalZero4y ago0 comments

If they don't tell you the client then why would you continue interacting with them?

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If they do tell you the client, why would you stay? Going direct is cheaper for the hiring company and can net you a better deal.

That’s why they don’t tell you the client up-front, it’s the only leverage they have.

mvid4y ago

Any decent internal recruiter has an agreement that if they reached out to you, even if you bypassed them to contact the company, they get credit. And you are probably being contacted through a CRM that automates it for them.

itsdrewmiller4y ago

I'd love to see how this is written into the contract. I've worked on the company side with a lot of contingency recruiters and the wording is never broad enough to cover "we talked to them but didn't actually send them to you".

totalZeroOP4y ago

I wouldn't want to hire someone who goes behind the back of the recruiter who did the work to connect the company with a prospective employee. It seems demonstrative of a lack of ethics.

andrewxdiamond4y ago

Seems obvious in isolation like that, but the employer probably wouldn’t know you skipped past the recruiter. All they would know is that you came to them direct, and direct hires are a lot cheaper

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irvingprime4y ago

Bingo! I always ask for salary, tech stack, industry and client name. The first three are to help me decide if I care. The last one is so I can research the company, position, salaries, etc.

I find it slightly annoying if they don't give those details up front. If they refuse to give them when asked, we have nothing more to talk about.

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andrewxdiamond4y ago

If they do tell you the client, why would you stay? Going direct is cheaper for the hiring company and can net you a better deal.

That’s why they don’t tell you the client up-front, it’s the only leverage they have.

mvid4y ago

itsdrewmiller4y ago

totalZeroOP4y ago

I wouldn't want to hire someone who goes behind the back of the recruiter who did the work to connect the company with a prospective employee. It seems demonstrative of a lack of ethics.

andrewxdiamond4y ago

Seems obvious in isolation like that, but the employer probably wouldn’t know you skipped past the recruiter. All they would know is that you came to them direct, and direct hires are a lot cheaper

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irvingprime4y ago

Bingo! I always ask for salary, tech stack, industry and client name. The first three are to help me decide if I care. The last one is so I can research the company, position, salaries, etc.

I find it slightly annoying if they don't give those details up front. If they refuse to give them when asked, we have nothing more to talk about.

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