Recruiter reached out to after seeing my LinkedIn Had a conversation with them then asked for my references before I even spoke with any client or hiring manager I refused because I don't feel it's respectful of my references' time and as well, I've heard about recruiting companies using references just to broaden their network so I was suspicious.

They’ll respond to your application with a fairly typical suite of headhunter questions, often for exciting positions. When the news isn’t good, not only do they ghost you, but won’t respond to your inquiries to follow up. Pretty unprofessional, like a growing number of companies because I guess courtesy must be owed to someone to be granted.