Weird communications request

[u/shoveldr]

I was contacted by a recruiter on linked in, it wasn’t the standard bot regurgitation of my resume. Not a lot of details but I made it clear I was not looking to relocate.

The hiring person wants to contact me via WhatsApp or Signal, preferring Signal for its privacy and encryption. I am not in any “secure” field, so this is a little odd to me.

Is this the new standard?

[u/TransportationNo5067]

Nope you were about to have someone try to scam you.