From the other end, it looks like you are intentionally withholding information from us--information that has a meaningful impact on our decision process. While that may be expected in the world of sales, to people like us, it is a mortal insult.
While you might have good reasons, in your own opinion, to do it, you should be aware that your sensible business practice is making your product hate you.
I won't waste my time on recruiters that won't tell me the company name for a few reasons:
1. The recruiter that expects me to screw them by cutting them out of the loop is probably projecting--they screw candidates so often they think that no one has any integrity.
2. I hate recruiters and think I can get a better rate without one. The one time I actually got an offer with a recruiter involved, it was for 60% what I was currently making at another job. I rejected it on the spot, and the CEO said the offer was low because they would have to pay the recruiter based on what they paid me.
3. A company that doesn't want anyone to know they are hiring should be getting cold calls from psychiatrists, not just recruiters.
But really, the only reason I need involves trust. If you can't trust me to deal with you faithfully, how can I trust you to represent my interests to the company faithfully?
While you might have good reasons, in your own opinion, to do it, you should be aware that your sensible business practice is making your product hate you.
I won't waste my time on recruiters that won't tell me the company name for a few reasons:
1. The recruiter that expects me to screw them by cutting them out of the loop is probably projecting--they screw candidates so often they think that no one has any integrity.
2. I hate recruiters and think I can get a better rate without one. The one time I actually got an offer with a recruiter involved, it was for 60% what I was currently making at another job. I rejected it on the spot, and the CEO said the offer was low because they would have to pay the recruiter based on what they paid me.
3. A company that doesn't want anyone to know they are hiring should be getting cold calls from psychiatrists, not just recruiters.
But really, the only reason I need involves trust. If you can't trust me to deal with you faithfully, how can I trust you to represent my interests to the company faithfully?