Dear First Time for Everything, 

Using a recruiter can be such a great way to take the burden of searching and filling out application after application off of your plate. Not many people like doing that step (aside from recruiters), and it’s always nice to have an ally in your corner. 

Coming from personal experience, I can tell you that I really start rooting for my candidates, and I work hard to make sure that they find the right job and are happy. 

But there’s one thing that will get any of my candidates on the naughty list: ghosting me. 

Believe it or not, people actually no-show for recruiter interviews and client interviews.  

It’s shocking, but every once in a while, I do get ghosted. In this day and age, when we have a bunch of instant communication options, not showing up is not acceptable.

Why do people ghost? Well, I can’t know for sure (since I can’t ask them), but I can guess it might be nerves or just a change of heart. That happens, and when clients communicate those feelings with me, I understand 100%. 

People burn two bridges when they ghost – their recruiter and the company they were interviewing with. Plus, it’s embarrassing for the recruiter to have to share with the company why someone missed an interview. In other words, you missing your interview might fracture my relationship with the company you were set up to interview with.  

In addition, the company they ghosted and their recruiter will remember the candidate and what they did (and not in a fun way).

The world is small. Recruiters compare notes with each other and share resumes of good and bad candidates.   And they have really long memories. You could very well run into them in the future at a different company, so do the right thing and communicate. A simple email could save you from a very bad reputation. 

Sincerely,
Jenny