post #29 - recruiters, stop complaining about ghosting

Happy Tuesday 💙

For a couple of years now, there have been a lot of posts on LinkedIn by candidates complaining about recruiters (and hiring managers) ghosting them. We all know it's going on but I'm not sure complaining about it really helps. I get it though, if it's not called out, the behavior gets normalized and it shouldn't be normal to ghost someone you've interviewed.

For the last year, I've seen recruiters posting about candidates ghosting them, and again, I get it, it's unprofessional, but it's not really the same thing. Yes, in a broad sense, ghosting is ghosting. But when a recruiter is ghosted, they can just move on to the next candidate (I'm simplifying it, I know there can be repercussions with your client). When a candidate gets ghosted, they don't have that luxury. It's borderline insulting to candidates who have been ghosted to see recruiters complaining about the very thing a lot of recruiters have done to them.

As a job seeker, I look at the LI profiles of recruiters who reach out to me. If I see posts or comments from you calling out candidates who ghosted you, my first thought is that you're unprofessional. I understand the frustration but I'm unlikely to work with you. Just as recruiters like to tell candidates that their digital presence is being judged, so is yours.

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