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Pretty sure not the same person as this guy said he was a a professor at some university in CS. That might explain why the recruiter called and asked for my exact GPA during PhD.

Not to bad mouth all recruiters, but I have noticed they tend to hide information about the personality of the person interviewing you as well as the group. The only place where you can get some information about this stuff is glassdoor.

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Yea, I am positive not the same guy based on location etc. But it was just odd that I literally saw something similar just a few years ago. It really dumb founded me.

I agree overall, most recruiters are not as forth coming as they should be and many times they are motivated only by the dollar. I know of two groups that I would turn to in a second if I needed a position or for assistance filling a position. And one is the recruiter that dropped that company, simply because he has been in the business for 15+ years and really proved to me that he cares about his candidates and his reputation more than just the dollar.

> That might explain why the recruiter called and asked for my exact GPA during PhD.

That should be a red-flag right there. I'd say they don't have a clue why they need/are hiring a PhD.

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