‘It's not up to you’: Job applicant goes over recruiter's head and submits her application directly, she gets the job, only for employer to demand she pays the recruiter a fee

No matter how awful your job might be, you should take comfort in the fact that you do not have to look for one. It seems like every time we hear about the job market and the chances of securing a job these days, it just keeps getting worse and worse.

If you are looking for a job currently, take comfort, as this story might give you some tips on how to properly secure a job. OP (original poster) sent their application to a firm through a recruiter and was told by that recruiter that the firm declined their application. Despite that, OP had a gut feeling that the recruiter was not being completely honest and decided to submit another application directly to the firm, going over the recruiter's head. Fortunately for OP, that move was the right call, as they were offered the job a few weeks later. The only problem is, that the employer is persistent in paying the recruiter their fee, even if they didn't really do their job.

Keep scrolling to read the rest of the story and the helpful tips that followed, and you might get inspired for your next job search journey. After you are done, click here for a story of an entitled customer who demanded a grocery store employee for a non-existent delivery service.

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