Scene and heard

Most recruiters are good to excellent. They listen as well as they talk. Here are two conversations I had with the not so good type;

#1: joined half way through…..
Would it be ok if I get my manager to call you at 5pm?

No, I’ll be on a 4:30 call and am leaving early, so today would be a bad day. Tomorrow morning would be better.

So he can call you at 5pm?

No. I have a 4:30 call and am leaving early today. Tomorrow would be much better. Basically, any time after about 10am

So he should call you before 10 tomorrow?

I repeated myself yet again



#2: Hello, this is Andy

May I speak with Andy please

(resists temptation to be sarcastic): This is he

I have an excellent role….(goes on to describe it)

(I cut him off part way through): Actually, this sounds a lot like a role that was described to me earlier. Is this with Alliance Bernstein?

Yes it is.

Sorry, but if they were the only company left in the world, I would gladly remain unemployed for the rest of my life.

OK. So I’ll submit you then

Did you listen to a single word I just said? (repeats)