I often have recruiters reach out to me offering some details about a job I'm qualified for, but they won't disclose the name of their client company prior to getting on an initial call with me. I'll usually ask for the company name knowing they probably won't tell me, and then I'll say no thanks to the call. On the odd occasion they'll spill the beans, I'll look the company up, if it looks attractive I might take them up on the phone call.
I get it, they're in sales too and need to hit their numbers, but I could maybe equate this to asking someone to book a demo with you without telling them what you're selling.
How does everyone else handle these?
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