{
  "registry_version": "2026.08.2",
  "data": {
    "title": "Unsolicited recruiter outreach followed by ghosting",
    "status": "active",
    "evidence_ids": [
      "EVD-001"
    ],
    "content": "# Unsolicited recruiter outreach followed by ghosting\n\nRecruiter initiates direct outreach expressing strong interest, but ceases communication after candidate responds with availability.\n\n### Diagnostic Non-Inferences\n- Does not prove candidate profile was rejected; often indicates batch automated sourcing campaigns.",
    "id": "A-012",
    "type": "artifact",
    "summary": "Recruiter initiates direct outreach expressing strong interest, but ceases communication after candidate responds with availability.",
    "stages": [
      "sourcing",
      "recruiter"
    ],
    "evidence_level": "supported",
    "probes": [
      {
        "id": "PROBE-A-012-1",
        "action": "Send one single polite follow-up after 5 business days referencing original outreach thread.",
        "expected_signal": "Recovers stalled conversation if recruiter was out-of-office or overwhelmed.",
        "cost": "low"
      }
    ],
    "specimens": [
      {
        "kind": "chat",
        "label": "Inbound outreach, then silence",
        "context": "the whole thread, eleven days",
        "lines": [
          {
            "speaker": "Recruiter",
            "at": "day 0",
            "text": "Hi! I came across your profile — your work on payment infrastructure is exactly what our team needs. Would you be open to a chat this week?",
            "tell": false
          },
          {
            "speaker": "Candidate",
            "at": "day 0",
            "text": "Thanks for reaching out. Yes, happy to talk. I am free Tuesday or Thursday after 15:00, and here is a short summary of what I have been working on.",
            "tell": false
          },
          {
            "at": "day 4",
            "text": "— no reply —",
            "tell": false
          },
          {
            "speaker": "Candidate",
            "at": "day 4",
            "text": "Following up in case this got buried. Still interested.",
            "tell": false
          },
          {
            "at": "day 11",
            "text": "— no reply —",
            "tell": true
          }
        ],
        "reading": "The enthusiasm and the disappearance came from the same side, and the candidate did nothing between them except answer."
      },
      {
        "kind": "note",
        "label": "What was and was not established",
        "lines": [
          {
            "text": "Established: an outreach message was sent on day 0; the candidate replied the same day with availability; two follow-ups went unanswered over eleven days.",
            "tell": false
          },
          {
            "text": "Not established: whether the role existed, whether it was filled, whether anyone read the reply, or what the recruiter thought of the profile.",
            "tell": true
          }
        ],
        "reading": "Writing the two lists separately is the whole method. Most of the pain of this signal comes from filling the second list with guesses."
      }
    ],
    "non_inferences": [
      "Does not prove candidate profile was rejected; often indicates batch automated sourcing campaigns."
    ]
  }
}