Registry / Mechanisms / M-016

M Mechanism (M-016)

Exogenous (No Agency)

Speculative Sourcing / Talent Pooling Without Opening

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

Classification Facets

Actor Locus: recruiter

Nature: incentive

Visibility: opaque

Removability: none

Structural Funnel Gates (Barriers) Where Mechanism Operates

B-013: Requisition Approval & Public Posting Stage: pre-posting B-014: Outbound Sourcing & Talent Pool Contact Stage: sourcing B-003: Inbound Screening & Triage Stage: screening B-004: Recruiter Screening Call Stage: recruiter

Observable Signals Emitted (Artifacts)

A-012 Fidelity: distortion

Unsolicited recruiter outreach followed by ghosting

A-001 Fidelity: void

Complete silence after submission

Explicit Forensic Non-Inferences:

Ghosting after outbound message indicates absence of immediate opening, not profile rejection.

Causal Graph Relations

Amplifies (Increases likelihood of):

M-009: Recruiter Volume & Quota Incentive Distortion

Machine-readable static endpoint: /api/v1/mechanisms/M-016.json