I recently found myself in an interesting situation while job hunting. I was contacted by both a recruiter and the company itself for the same position. The role is appealing, but I have to decide whether to go through the agency, which would likely mean a contract position, or apply directly to the company for a full-time role. I definitely prefer the direct hire option since I would be leaving my current full-time job for this opportunity. Now, I'm wondering if I need to disclose to either party that I learned about the job from both sources. I've heard that if I let the recruiter present me, the company might not consider me since they already reached out directly. It's a bit of a dilemma!