tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post7891193230763636673..comments2024-03-17T03:15:14.033-04:00Comments on View From Madison Avenue: Adventures in Recruiting: Bad AnswersView From Madison Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-12384680017152634152011-02-02T23:20:00.947-05:002011-02-02T23:20:00.947-05:00Well, I made kind of a gaff just last week. In the...Well, I made kind of a gaff just last week. In the beggining of the interview it was explained to me that one of the challenges of the job is that the client keeps launching what they consider new products but are really essentially just variations of the same thing - that you have to find new and exciting things to say each time. About 45 minutes later, when things became pretty much Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-77269041916154389802011-02-02T18:48:40.336-05:002011-02-02T18:48:40.336-05:00What about the many, many Planners I've interv...What about the many, many Planners I've interviewed over the years who tell me that they don't have a television, think television programs are all drivel, and have no idea what the hot shows are? Frustrated psychotherapists, please don't apply.Rachel Gellerhttp://www.geppettogroup.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-61223573099169657932011-02-01T17:08:57.763-05:002011-02-01T17:08:57.763-05:00Paul- love the blog. below is the exact feedback ...Paul- love the blog. below is the exact feedback I provided our internal HR regarding a recent candidate I interviewed.<br /><br />"Perhaps it would have been asking too much to have him drop no 'F-bombs.' <br /><br />I know I’m a dreamer. <br /><br />But definitely fewer. Fewer 'F-bombs' would have been preferable."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-13511391218435921912011-02-01T16:58:42.084-05:002011-02-01T16:58:42.084-05:00Hi Paul,
I cold called a candidate who in our inte...Hi Paul,<br />I cold called a candidate who in our interview told me he wanted a great deal more money then what he was currently making. I explained that was not possible, but that he could have a healthy increase. He told me he would think about it. Next I know my client calls me to say that the candidate contacted him directly and when he was asked how he knew about the job, he told him Barneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653270197790870914noreply@blogger.com