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Re: Ask HN: Recruiter Blackmail

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I even doubt incompetence. If he has my resume with my current job listed on it and pitches to that exact same job, it's purposeful and malicious.

The difference between incompetent and malicious is a sliding scale, not two discrete slots. If a recruiter isn't checking resumes properly before sending them out, he's already maliciously decided that quantity sent out is more important than doing quality work. I'd even say his decision to become a recruiter in the first place is malicious, the recruiting industry's very existence being based on hiding information,…

>vorg: That's a fascinating view of recruiting albeit myopic. A recruiters role is NOT to shanghai people or break up a happy home. Given the confidential and highly personal nature of the business, a certain degree of trust and transparency is always required.

Re: Ask HN: Recruiter Blackmail

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IANAL, but it really depends on what you want to achieve.

Posting his name on the internet is not going to give you anything. Given that you have no reliable proof it was an intent and not a mistake, it may cause all sorts of legal issues for you (like getting sued for libel, for example).

You may either let it go, or contact the company the recruiter works for (the way "dctoedt" described), stating that you (1) consider the recruiter's steps incompetent, unprofessional, and possibly done on purpose, and (2) the company is not going to do any more business with them (assuming the company decides that way).

Also, contacting the lawyer is not a bad idea (either let him check the letter or write it from scratch). If you have a legal department, they may take care of that.

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