[kayxspre]

I have a strange case about this. Several years ago I was looking for a job. I found a listing for a position in a company and apply for it, then it went silence for a couple of weeks. I later searched for a posting that seems to be identical to the listing of the company I first applied (though it was presented in recruiter's name and at the time, I was naive enough not to check that it's identical to the previous one. Granted, the company hasn't advertised the position at the time the recruiter did)

It wasn't until the recruiter tell me to proceed with the on-site interview would I learned that in fact, the company the recruiter is seeking candidates for is the same company I applied and failed earlier. This leaves me scratch my head why the company didn't respond to job posting I applied directly, but decided to pick me up when I was referred to by recruiter. They could have turned down recruiter's referral about me and I won't be surprised one bit.

[mcv]

Those recruiters probably badger them much more aggressively than you would ever consider even remotely acceptable, and apparently that works.