Be Conscious When the Phone Rings
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
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I called a job hunter about a relationship manager role (with this client, it is a sales role for farming existing clients for new business) with a client.
I introduced myself and confirmed that it was a convenient time (it was).
I described the job I was recruiting for to which he had forwarded his resume and started to ask a few warm-up questions like “Why are you trying to make a change” and “Tell me about the work you’ve been doing,” when I had to stop and ask myself, “Did I wake this man because he is dead and its almost noon.”
His voice showed no life; he answered questions sloppily. I asked him point blank whether I had interrupted him from something else (it wouldn’t be the first time I interrupted someone doing something “personal” [wink. wink}).
“No, I’ve been up for hours, he told me.
I paused and decided to be helpful, explaining how I was disappointed in his presentation; that for someone with his experience I was expecting a lot more of him than what he gave me.
Then he said those immortal words, “Well, you’re only the recruiter,” and explained that he didn’t think he had to sell to me.
So, in a polite manner, I explained that I was there to evaluate and assess people for my client and not “flip resumes like the staff does with burgers at a fast restaurant.” I wished him well and left.
So, the moral of this story is to take no one for granted when you are looking for work. In good times and bad times, when someone reaches out to you, give them the courtesy of your best performance.
You never know when it is someone calling to invite to the opportunity of a lifetime. . . or just a good opportunity.
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