Juliet C.
RH Recruiter offered me a job, than Ghosted me
I was called by RH because my 20 years experience as an HR Director, Employee Relations, Union, Benefits and Legal Background experience. I moved my schedule around to accommodate the hiring team for an interview. RH recruiter had warned me that their biggest concern was their location in SF for commuting and none of their candidates wanted to commute to that location. I advised RH and the Interviewers that this would not be a problem due to being an experienced commuter in SF and throughout the Bay Area and previous jobs. Following the interview, I followed up with Georgia/request in conclusion of meeting, I advised Georgia that I felt confident that I nailed the job and interviewed extremely well and spoke to them very confidently. Within the hour, RH said they would call the client and confirm. Well, RH called within the hour and said the client wanted to offer me the assignment (-: to start on 3/16/26, I of course accepted with no hesitation, furthermore the recruiter requested an increase in pay without my approval(which ILWU approved), which I saw no problem with this, I was grateful for her advocacy. The recruiter said she would send me a follow up email with all the RH and compliance onboard materials that needed to be completed for next steps in the hiring process as a contractor. However, this Monday after submitting my online New Hire Docs, I called RHs recruiter, her name is Georgia and the client was ILWU in SF. To my surprise, the client decided to rescind my offer explaining that they wanted someone with more Legal background? Which sounded crazy to me and made no sense. because I explained all of my legal experience before and during the interview as well as having a Paralegal background and worked for numerous amount of years with internal and external employment law lawyers in the HR field; claims. WC, EEOC. Union grievances, etc. What’s more disturbing Georgia admitting this decision made no sense and would follow up with me the following day, Georgia never followed up with me and ghosted me for 2 days. I continued to text and call expressing my frustration and how unprofessional this entire interview process went and annoyed that I had to reach out to Georgia as she continued to ghost me and even 3 days later, she text to tell me she’s still hasn’t spoken to Client and will advise of my concerns. Furthermore, although Georgia showed some empathy, however, she seemed to defend herself by saying she can’t force a client to hire me(she missed the opportunity to right her wrongs in this comment). I’m deeply disappointed as this was a waste of my time and integrity. I will no longer use RH as a candidate or HR Professional when requiring temporary employees for projects at my next job. Issues; Recruiter(Georgia) ability to follow up after there’s an issue with the offer of employment/assignment, integrity and lack of understanding of client needs, poor communication between client and contractor, lack of competence in job description and or client needs, poor ability to match candidate resume with client’s JD. My final concern is what Georgia might have said something to the client without my knowledge and or approval, since she already asked for an increase in the previous offer without my authorization/permission to do so. Thus sending candidates on a wild goose chase; allowing interviews that may not be a good fit for either Client or RH Contractor. There appears to be a lack of transparency and integrity with some of RH Talent Acquisition Team members. I invested $40 in getting to this interview, just so I can give a good first impression representing RH and I showed up 30min early as an HR Professional. Truly dissatisfaction and disappointed in RH, I will no longer use their services nor recommend them as a HR Professional.
Response from Robert HalfMar 13, 2026
Thank you for sharing your feedback, Juliet. We are sorry to hear about your experience and appreciate you taking the time to bring these concerns to our attention. While hiring decisions ultimately rest with our clients and can sometimes change based on evolving needs, we understand how frustrating this situation must have been. We strive to provide clear communication throughout the process and regret that your experience did not reflect that. If you would like to discuss your experience further, please feel free to reach out to us directly at [email protected].

