I just got a call from a headhunter. Yahoo. But here’s the best part: The number was blocked so it came up private and they were using an auto-dialer. You know… the things telemarketers use to dial, dial, dial, and then connect the call to a person after you’ve said hello? The things you know they’re using because there’s that little pause/click after you say hello and before someone says something back to you?
Yep, a headhunter using an autodialer in Portland. So of course he asks if he’s reached Sequence, and I ask him who’s calling. He tells me he’s a headhunter and wants to “…network with the senior accountant there about some positions we’re looking to fill.”
This whole thing just screams “success,” doesn’t it? I am really tired of random phone calls, emails, and letters from headhunters….
04 Jun 08 at 3:26 pm
I have no time for auto dialers. The two seconds it takes to *click* is the two seconds the caller has to get my attention with their pitch, and they’ve already wasted it.