I was reached out last week by a Google(Randstad) recruiter for one of the SWE roles I had applied to and was asked to fill up a questionnaire. I replied back with how excited I was for this opportunity and informed that I had filled up the questionnaire. The recruiters’ email address was valid until then. Yesterday, I sent an email to take a follow up for the next steps but got the ‘email not found’ notification. I think the recruiter got laid off. I do not have any other point to contact as of now and my best bet is to apply again with a referral. Kindly help me with a referral. Attaching the screenshot of the emails.
It happened to me as well. His initials were JB. But someone else reached out to me afterwards.
Thank you for letting me know. After how much time did the other recruiter reach out? Did this happen with you recently?
New recruiter reached out last Tuesday. I was already scheduled with a phone interview. So he messaged me saying he will be the point of contact going forward.
Is there something inherently special about being contacted by a recruiter that makes you so desperate to go through them?
Nothing special nor desperate. Just found the entire thing weird!
at least it wasn't a ghost
Something similar has happened to me. Two days back one recruiter contacted me saying that I cleared the screening round but she can’t find me a suitable position rn and asked me to contact her if I find a good role and I can proceed to next steps as the scores are valid. Some other recruiter contacted me today saying that the feedback is not positive and asked me apply after 6/9 months. I don’t understand what’s happening
Maybe 2nd recruiter who undertook my profile and scores decided himself that he can’t find L3/L4 roles and told me to reapply again later. What do you guys think?
What is randstad? Was the recruiter email at Google dot com or something else? I dont think there have been more layoffs recently. Maybe the recruiter just left the company?
Looks like the email was at Google dot com. Another recruiter should pick up your application soon. It might take a while though
The email was google dot com and Randstad Sourceright is a third party organization that does candidate sourcing for Google. I did see a few LinkedIn posts from Recruiters at Randstad who were supporting Google getting laid off this Monday.