Timeline for How to react to an unusually informal first contact from a recruiter
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| Jun 3, 2017 at 18:22 | comment | added | julienfr112 | It depends in fact in what field you are working. In traditional sectors, like bank, law, professional services, luxary, it's rude to use Tu for an unknown person. If you work in the startup sectors, not at all. Think of it as wearing a tie : you don't wear a tie in a startup, you don't say "Vous" in a startup. I think that it's somehow related to the us/english influence, where everyone is "you". | |
| Jun 2, 2017 at 13:41 | comment | added | Palu Macil | It might be helpful to continue your statement on overthinking to say why, for instance, "because how a recruiter respects you is somewhat irrelevant. Even formal recruiters will be out for their own profit--not yours. To them, you are merely a commodity they would like to sell to their own client. Therefore, ignoring this informality will allow you to maximize your own options when looking for your next opportunity--just as they are doing--so that you can maximize bids for yourself. The recruiter usually has no bearing upon the culture of the client represented anyway." | |
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| S Jun 1, 2017 at 14:25 | comment | added | enderland | Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. | |
| Jun 1, 2017 at 14:21 | history | edited | enderland | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 31, 2017 at 16:17 | history | edited | Joe Strazzere | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 31, 2017 at 15:13 | vote | accept | Guillaume Beauvois | ||
| May 31, 2017 at 12:01 | history | answered | Joe Strazzere | CC BY-SA 3.0 |