Recruiter knew something I have never mentioned anywhere.
Hey, I am a fresher so I needed advice. I had applied to a job on a portal and got a call back. This call was made for the purpose of conducting an initial telephonic screening. They accidentally called me by my mother's name and then corrected themselves. I have absolutely never mentioned my mother's name (or my father's name) anywhere and my mom has a unique name so it is difficult for this to be a coincidence. I live far from the job location so it is difficult for them to simply know my mom or something.
I know companies like to do a background check, but doesn't that usually happen after the initial introduction? This was my first impression of them. Didn't really like it haha. Am I overthinking this? Is this normal practice?