Unsolicited recruiter outreach followed by ghosting

Recruiter initiates direct outreach expressing strong interest, but ceases communication after candidate responds with availability.

Funnel Stages: sourcingrecruiter

Diagnostic Epistemic Posture

This observation represents an empirical signal received or experienced by a candidate. In the HOBA framework, an observation is an empirical consequence of underlying system mechanisms, not a causal proof in itself.

Recommended Diagnostic Probes

[PROBE-A-012-1] Diagnostic Probe Cost: low

Action: Send one single polite follow-up after 5 business days referencing original outreach thread.

Expected Signal: Recovers stalled conversation if recruiter was out-of-office or overwhelmed.

Compatible Mechanisms (2)

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M-009 intermediary

Recruiter Volume & Quota Incentive Distortion

Recruiters optimize for pipeline velocity and superficial pattern-matching due to overwhelming applicant volume (500+ per req).

M-016 none

Speculative Sourcing / Talent Pooling Without Opening

Recruiters proactively gather candidate pools for future anticipated headcount that is not yet authorized or funded.

What this observation does NOT establish:

Does not prove candidate profile was rejected; often indicates batch automated sourcing campaigns.

Machine-readable static endpoint: /api/v1/artifacts/A-012.json