T.A.P. Q#379 - New Recruiter Black-listed Me

Dear Experts,

I was working with a headhunter on a job that I was a fit for. Suddenly, he stopped returning my calls and a new recruiter from the same firm contacted me to say he was now in charge of the job and the account. I thought he was very rude and unprofessional, so I turned down the interview. He said I was being unprofessional and ‘burning a bridge.'

Since then another job has come up at this same firm and I applied. I got an e-mail from the old recruiter saying I wasn't a fit, but it was attached to an e-mail further down which was from the recruiter I clashed with. It said, "Looks who's back..your old friend who likes to burn bridges." This staffing firm is the only one the company is working with and I really want to work there.

Is there anyway to go around them? Also, is this a form of discrimination?

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