[jsfg_cinti] Recruiters' questions

Hello and a good day to all! Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving Holiday!
   
  Here's a question and I hope it's appropriate here: I have met and talked 
with recruiters and applied for jobs that they were/are trying to fill as most 
all of us have done. And I seem to have a problem with some of their 
questions/requirements, one of which goes something like this: "Please tell me 
where you have applied recently or interviewed and for what job and keep me 
informed of where you apply and/or interview as we  continue our relationship 
because I don't want to contact any employer whom you have already contacted as 
I would be duplicating our efforts." I have a feeling that they are 
overstepping their bounds and where I have applied or will apply/interview is 
actually none of their business. I wonder if they are just trying to find out 
where the openings are so they can build up their data base for making future 
contacts, thereby causing more competition for me for the jobs I have applied 
for on my own. Any comments on this?
   
  About 2-3 years ago I guess, at the general Monday morning meeting, some 
recruiters came in and talked to the group about various things and afterward, 
fielded questions from the group. I would like to see another meeting where we 
have a recruiter panel come in like that because this is a question I would 
like to ask them: why they ask that question of candidates (almost word for 
word as quoted above). I think every recruiter I haver ever talked to has asked 
that question. 
   
  I have thought what I could say to them is something like: Well, you know it 
might work better if you would tell me the name of a job that you are 
considering me for and a brief job description and I can probably tell you if I 
have applied for it or not. So there's no need for you to send them my resume 
because we would be duplicating our efforts.
   
  So, well, I'd just like to know if anyone else has experienced this with 
recruiters and what everyone thinks about it.
   
  Thanks
   
  Bill Matthews

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