What strikes me as "not normal" is scheduling the interview and no-one shows up. I suspect those interviews were never scheduled at all and the headhunter is ju

What strikes me as "not normal" is scheduling the interview and no-one shows up. I suspect those interviews were never scheduled at all and the headhunter is just going for "volume" to see what sticks. It's a crappy tactic. On the other hand, I've had plenty of recruiters say they're recruiting for $HOT_JOB and then ghost. I've gotten feedback from a few I actually talk to more than a month and the feedback is typically along the lines of: "The client said resume looks like you're a contractor". Spoiler alert - yes, and this is on the resume, I just take it as a softball "no" because I refuse to believe HR is that stupid. "The position was filled before I could get you in front of them" which might be a "No" but more likely is "the position was created with someone in mind to fill it but we have to go through the motions of posting it..." "You are out of their price range" - damn right skippy. No-one works for free. But thats if I get feedback, it's far more common to simply get ghosted after they submit your resume.