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> What should my next actions be?
Send a cease & desist letter. If he's with an agency, address it the owner & principals. Given how important reputations are in the recruiting business, his boss should be informed.
Here's a good read, with ideas for scripting your letter> http://corcodilos.com/blog/317/let-the-resume-wars-begin
The behavior described was either unethical or (more likely) incompetent, either way he sounds like a Bad Actor. > What should my next actions be? Send a cease & desist letter. If he's with an agency, address it the owner & principals. Given how important reputations are in the recruiting business, his boss should be informed. Here's a good read, with ideas for scripting your letter> http://corcodilos.com/blog/317/le…
Yikes, what a jerk. Really, there's nothing immoral about speaking to recruiters when you're employed. It's within your rights to know what's out there, and what your current worth is. That said, I'm not a lawyer, but if you lose your job over this (and I don't think a reasonable employer should fire you over it), it wouldn't hurt to speak with one. The recruiter would have a hard time explaining his motives for pitc…
His motives seem obviously to be malign, but what's the theory under which he's liable for damages?
You could start by posting his full name here.
You could start by posting his full name here.
Don't do that, you'll prejudice a potential future lawsuit.
I'm not saying the Op shouldn't sue. I'm saying the OP shouldn't post their name here.
The behavior described was either unethical or (more likely) incompetent, either way he sounds like a Bad Actor. > What should my next actions be? Send a cease & desist letter. If he's with an agency, address it the owner & principals. Given how important reputations are in the recruiting business, his boss should be informed. Here's a good read, with ideas for scripting your letter> http://corcodilos.com/blog/317/le…
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.
You mention that your current employer knows that you are looking, and that you are not worried about losing your job. In that case I'd just discard him as a crappy headhunter and move on.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Don't do that, you'll prejudice a potential future lawsuit.
out of curiosity, why?
You say that it's a malicious intent. Are you sure about this? I remember a recruiter once pitched me for a role in a company I did an internship previously - this was when I was student and started to look for my first job. It's possible that he saw that you were an X with n years of experience and sent it to your current company since they were looking for the same profile. You mention that your current employer kn…
He kept trying to pitch opportunities Monday to which I didn't respond.
He sent an email to my boss with my resume yesterday.
It's entirely too convenient to be stupidity.
EDIT: I just found out from my boss that there was no prior back and forth between the recruiter and him when the recruiter sent him my resume. My boss didn't respond to emails or calls. The recruiter just sent him my resume.