What is the recruiter doing when they’re not responding to you? All about recruitment on the other side.

“Something is wrong with me. No recruiter is interested in me.” How many times have you thought this when after sending out multiple CVs, there was still silence on the other side?

We often associate the recruitment process with uncertainty, stress and fear of rejection. The lack of feedback, the longer and longer process, or withdrawing your application are exhausting. But what does it look like on the recruiter’s side?

A job advert is published, you read it, send in your CV and… silence. While you’re waiting and wondering if there were criteria you didn’t meet, the recruiter is trying to manage multiple elements of the process at once. Let’s see what this might look like from their perspective.

Strong interest in the advertisement

When there is a high volume of applications, it can take longer to screen and assess each candidate. Sometimes, in recruitment for a popular position, a few days after publication, the recruiter already has several hundred CVs to scan.

Changes in the company or department

A recruiter may be facing ongoing changes in the company or department they are recruiting for. Changes in the structure of a team or department often force managers to decide to close or suspend recruitment until the situation stabilises.