> Apparently the guy, after I told him to stop looking because I got a
> job, went to the company I got hired at and said: hey, that's my boy!
> Because he'd done other work with them in the past, he shook them down
> for a fee. It translated into a bad memory about me for my boss' boss.
I'm already prepared for a situation like this.
If a recruiter didn't get me the job and wants to know why I'm no longer working with them, I will just tell them that I decided to: 1) go back to college; or 2) change careers.
> Don't forget: your relationship with the recruiter is fleeting, but your
> relationship with your employer is (you hope!) for much longer. If that
> kind of thing colors any of your other interactions with your employer
> in the future, it's worth getting it right from the get-go.
Right. And your first loyalty in your job search is to yourself.
Chuck