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Right To Represent Conflict But Recruiter Went On Vacation (nyc)

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Location: New York, NY. Hi! I have a quick question - I was contacted by a recruiting agency. for an executive position at a startup. They sent my resume to the founder who was interested in meeting me but they've been difficult to keep in contact with and the recruiter seemed very scatterbrained. They scheduled an interview that didn't end up happening - I followed up multiple times but she was difficult to keep track of - and although I received a job description in writing, it seemed like it was difficult for her to understand and explain to me.

A boutique recruiting agency reached out to me for a position that was very similar a week later and it's clear that they've taken recruiting a lot more seriously. They called me and sent me a proper job description and followed up with me promptly, and mentioned there would be a follow up screening call about certain topics that they would schedule for next week.

Shortly after that call, I got a call from the other recruiter who said there were "updates" and then sent me the EXACT job description over LinkedIn that the boutique agency sent me. When she talked about the "updates" it sounded like she got into a disagreement with the founder. She tried to ask me the screening questions that were the topics the boutique agency mentioned, but I could barely hear her and it was clear she didn't understand the questions. She seemed in a hurry and I couldn't hear her, only for her to tell me she was in an airport. I mentioned that the specific boutique recruiting agency name contacted me, but she asked for the recruiter's name and I didn't give it to her. She scheduled a call the next day, which she missed and still hasn't gotten back to me. I'm pretty sure she went on vacation???

However, I've heard of this thing called right to represent, apparently it can cause serious legal issues and disqualify you? I told the recruiter from the boutique agency and they said it wouldn't be a problem on their end and I didn't sign anything but I don't understand the law well enough and can't get a straight answer on what I should do. I am overwhelmingly worried that this other recruiter will misrepresent me but I don't want to get disqualified. If it helps the agency mentioned the name of the founder and I found her email. What should I do?

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