I was contacted by someone via LinkedIn who was interested in speaking with me. We set up a time to speak and had a brief 30 minute conversation in which she explained the role to me and allowed me to ask her questions. I was told I'd be given an update in the next business day. Four days later - still hadn't heard anything. I was finally sent a generic email stating that my background wasn't what the hiring team was looking for. Okay. Then why would you have reached out to me in the first place? I do recruiting myself - when I reach out to a passive candidate, you're implicitly communicating that you're interested in that candidate; that there's been some type of correspondence with your hiring managers that has led you to believe that this candidate would be attractive to them. The only times I've outright rejected a candidate after reaching out to them myself have been the times in which the candidate absolutely bombed their call with me. I am inclined to argue that this was not the case, as 80% of the call consisted of question exchanging and logistical job details.

Contacted after posting resume on their careers board. Talked with recruiter who was doing exactly what I would be doing, sourcing potential employees.