A manufacturer recently shared a story about a very bad experience with recruiters.

The gist of it is this:

A manufacturer pays a recruiter to find a candidate for a position. Recruiter sprays a bunch of resumes, manufacturer eventually picks one, pays the recruiter.

Shortly thereafter, recruiter starts calling up that candidate, who is now an employee at the manufacturer, soliciting them to leave the manufacturer and take a new position.

So manufacturer pays $20,000+, only to have the same recruiter try to nab that person away so recruiter can make another $20,000+.

Clever tactic for the recruiter if he can make it work but bad deal for the manufacturer client.

Anyone seen anything like that? Anyone think that is a fair deal?