Professionalism

During a discussion I received comments on never ignore recruiters and how job-seekers should screen them just as they screen job-seekers. This may be true in some aspects but it's simple to say most people who are in a professional job as a professional does their work professionally meaning you put your faith in professionals to steer you in the right direction during initial contact. We contine talking about communication.

People put their faith in professionals and look for what one could call guidance. What do I do now that I've been contacted, interviewed by phone, and even face to face, do I sit and wait, continue my search, etc. Imagine for a moment if you were a CEO of a professional firm and a client of yours calls you with information or a suggestion about something that could benefit you or your company whether they are a high money client or simply one you've been trying to lock into for a while. Do you as a CEO simply ignore them because they're one of 100 clients so they're no more valuable than any of the other 99? That one client can make you or break you and might be sitting there waiting to see what you're going to do before before giving you their business rocketing you to the place you've always dreamed of being. Wouldn't you have your EA contact them and make an arrangement to be back in touch with them at some point? Maybe by letter, phone, email or any other medium that surfices. It's simply called, integrity, character, professionalism.

The statement about job-seekers should screen recruiters as they screen you. That's not always possible when they're calling you making you the offer. What do you tell them, give me information on you before this goes any farther? If I like what I hear, I'll do a background check on you and if everything is in order you can call me back in a week to further continue with this phone interview or face to face. I don't think it works that way. As professional job-seekers looking to move toward the next career above unemployment job-seekers are left at the mercy of what would appear and thought of as professionals. They are getting paid to be professionals. Job-seekers are the end product. Do you walk in a department store and pick something up and drop it and break it and walk off and not say anything about it? If you have integrity, and character you follow through and you take your lumps and step up and say oh I dropped it and broke it. You don't sweep things under the rug for convenience or because you are simply to busy hoping no one bothers you.

As disgusting as the job interview I went on earlier in the week and by all means I should have stated to the interviewee that he was simply off his rocker if he thought I would work for what he offered. Being a professional person that I am I thought about everything and took the time to reply to him and state I thanked him for his time and consideration but at this time I didn't feel I was a good fit for what he was offering. It never hurts to make connections and leave connections with your a professional image of ones self. Besides I have integrity, I have character and yes I'm busy also as my time is quite valuable to me, but who knows one day in the distant future I may happen upon this person and they might be my treasures I've been hoping to find. If not what did I actually lose?