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While it is down, the summary of the post is something like: Don't give recruiters access to your reference contacts before an interview. If they are looking f
by nagrom 14y ago
While it is down, the summary of the post is something like:
Don't give recruiters access to your reference contacts before an interview. If they are looking for them, there's a high chance that they are simply looking to use them for leads; in fact the job advert that you looked at is most likely a fake. If asked for reference information, politely tell the recruiter that it would be best to follow up on references after the interview process; if you feel awkward about being pressured, explain that you don't want to exhaust your contacts until there's a high probability that you take the job.
- smartial_arts 14y agoThanks for that, nagrom!
- kropson 14y agoFits my experience. I got a callback from a recruiter and he wanted me to drive about 30 min to talk to him. Needing work, I agreed. During the "interview" it was obvious that he just wanted me there to mine me for my contracts at some of the larger companies I worked at. I left extremely annoyed since I traveled there at my own expense and they had nothing for me. To this day I won't return phone calls or emails from that place.
- stephengillie 14y agoEven if you're actually getting a real job, the recruiter will still use your references as potential leads, and will pressure them into being recruited.
- Stwerner 14y agoI made it about 3 days at my first job out of college as a recruiter, and I can confirm this at least at the small company I worked for. It was actually part of the training to pitch to applicant's references because they were much warmer leads.
- brown9-2 14y agoWhy would someone need leads for a job that doesn't exist?
- Lost_BiomedE 14y agoIt is to build their list of employers to solicit for possible positions. They can put out a real ad for those positions, in order to get a headhunting fee. So, the 'real' job is several steps removed from the fake one.
- heynow 14y agoyou can just put "cache:" in front of the web address.
- zwass 14y agoHow have I gone so long without knowing this? It's great to have an easy way to see the original content.