neurotic headhunters need to get a life

so now that i've found a job, it's edward's turn to go trolling. he's been getting a few good hits for close matches, but occasionally you meet with a neurotic recruiter. yes, this dude was seriously flaky or something. i really didn't think that someone whose bottom line depends on job-searchers (ie. clients like us) would be unprofessional, but we had an uncomfortable encounter with one of these HR recruiter types.

so, basically this recruiter (we'll call him X) found me first. he came up with several promising leads and we agreed to try floating my resume around his contacts. but always with the upfront knowledge that he's not the only fish in the sea and i'm definitely talking to other folks/companies as well. during this process, he found out edward was also in the job market so he offered to send him any possible matches too. what a great deal for him!

i ended up turning down his leads because frankly, i moved faster than him and found something else suitable on my own. stuff happens, just too bad for Recruiter X, right? well, he seemed to take it fine, closed off our conversation with a few token remarks and that was that. BUT, he did a Jekyll and Hyde on edward when they went on to discuss opportunities for him; it almost seemed like he was a different person. maybe he was already pissed off at the loss of (my) business?

apparently he got upset with edward for trying to postpone an interview with his client (it was a scheduling issue and the reaction was totally unjustified. come'on, edward is technically still working and cannot be available at his whim and fancy!) i guess he didn't believe us and just blasted us for not wanting to "keep options open", and not appreciating his efforts in lining stuff up for us, yada yada yada... i forget what other histrionics he displayed. but the whole encounter just makes me want to steer clear of these people unless i'm desperate. sheesh! i could write volumes about his customer service attitude and general unprofessionalism... but i'll stop whining now. *mental note - will NOT do business again.

beware of neurotic recruiters! next time, i'll learn not to share needles or recruiters with my husband, no matter how much they cajole me. it's not worth the trouble...