> I received an offer, and the company asked me not to tell the recruiter... Accept the offer (cheerfully), and ask the company to make this situation right w

> I received an offer, and the company asked me not to tell the recruiter... Accept the offer (cheerfully), and ask the company to make this situation right with the recruiter. You get a job, the company gets an employee, the recruiter gets a 'modest fee' for fostering the match. Everybody wins!