Application Cross-Posting Nightmare

[pameladlloyd]

I haven't posted much about my recent job search, but I this is something I feel I should share.

A little more than two weeks ago, I was contacted by Recruiter A about a position with a major IT firm with offices here in Tucson. I agreed that Recruiter A could submit my application. The application was submitted and I was waiting to hear back about the job.

Toward the end of last week, I was contacted by Recruiter B about a position with the same firm. I informed Recruiter B of the prior submission and did my best to confirm that the position was with a different area of the firm, so that to the best of my knowledge, they were submitting my application for a completely different position within a different area of the company.

However, during the interview, I learned that the position was, in fact, the same one for which I'd already been submitted.

Now, my understanding is that the only legal and ethical course to take is for the recruiter who first submitted me, Recruiter A, be the one whose firm represents me, should I actually be hired for this position. Of course, Recruiter B doesn't see it this way. I've done what I can to be up front with everyone involved, from the interviewer with the IT firm, to both recruiters. Now, I can only sit back and wait.

*sigh*

It's bad enough wondering after an interview whether I've impressed the interviewers with my ability and professionalism, or whether they've decided I'm just not up to snuff. But, to have this kind of controversy, just makes the whole thing nerve-wracking.

And now, Recruiter B has requested a connection on LinkedIn. And I can't even begin to say how I feel about that.

Comments

[pdlloyd.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I learned just moments before the interview started that my son's cat, that I got for him as a kitten eighteen years ago, had just died. Her sibling died earlier this year, but she'd seemed fine. Then, this morning, she was just lying still and not moving.

My sons and I have lost three kitties between us this year: the two they've had since shortly after their father and I divorced, and the most wonderful kitty in the world, Wizard, aka King of Cats.

Although I hope I did well in the interview, this has not been a particularly good afternoon.

[janni.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so sorry about Wizard!

[pdlloyd.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Janni. Today we lost Lovable; earlier in the year it was Patty Paws and Wizard, within a week of each other. I loved all of them, of course, but Wizard was just the most extraordinary cat I've ever met. We always felt honored that he chose us to be his family.

[janni.livejournal.com]

Sorry about all three of them-they were all wonderful cats.

[pdlloyd.livejournal.com]

Thank you. They were, very definitely, "wonderful cats." We can hope, now that none of our remaining cats is over seven or eight, that it will be a long time before we lose another.

Lovable and Patty Paws were both 18, Wizard was 16. They had long lives for cats.

I'll pass your comments on to Ian and Keith.

Update on the Recruiters Issue

[pdlloyd.livejournal.com]

Yesterday, I should have mentioned, I sent emails to both recruiters, explaining what had happened and that I had informed the interviewer of the situation.

This afternoon, Recruiter B called and tried every way ze could think of to get me to say that I would prefer to have hir company represent me, should I be accepted for the position. I stayed as professional and noncommittal as I could. Eventually, I told hir flatly that I had informed hir of the previous submission and had expressly requested confirmation that the position hir firm was discussing was not the one for which I was already a candidate; that I considered hir actions in ignoring my directive to be unethical and I did not want hir firm to represent me. Even then, ze tried one more time to trap me into saying I wanted to go with them, before finally mumbling ze would discuss this with ze's manager and hanging up.