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These days the rules of etiquette dictate that when somebody does something for you, you say “Thank You”. When somebody goes out of their way for you, you thank them. When somebody offers you good advice, you thank them. Why is it that when a hiring manager takes the time out of their busy schedule to interview a candidate, people forget to thank them?

Perhaps candidates fear that it will make them come across as desperate. Maybe people think it gets dumped into a spam filter or ends up in the trash bin before it’s even opened.
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I recently came across a string on Boston.com which discussed the best / worst headhunters. The person who began the discussion said “Doing a job search and so far most headhunters in Boston are no better than cheesy, used car dealers!”

Ouch.

So as a non-cheesy non “used-car-dealer like” Recruiter I would have been offended, if only my own mother hadn’t told me she hates recruiters. Thanks Mom! I love you too!

Seriously though, it seems as though many people out there have had terrible experiences with Recruiters so I thought I would use this as a forum to address a few of the common gripes people generally have about working with recruiters. Here is a very, very short list:
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