So I'm about ready to open my Project Management Professional manual to start studying this morning. When I got the first phone call. Every single one of them is the same:
Me: Hello, this is Scot.
Recruiter: Hello, Yes, is this Scot?
ME: This is Scot
Recruiter: Hello, Scot, How are You today?
Me: Fine, you?
Recruiter: <long Pause> um, fine, thank you very much. This is <insert non-Western name here> from <insert goobledy gook because the recruiting companies don't seem to care that their recruiters speak terrible English). Is this a good time to talk?
Me: Sure
Recruiter: um, yes....Scot, I have an immediate need for a Business Analyst in Chicago, IL with Documentum and Micro Strategies would you be interested?
Me: Depends, where is it and what kind of hourly range are we talking about.
Recruiter: Ah, very good, um it says Chicago, Illinois.
Me: Well, the Chicago area goes all the way from Joliet North to the Wisconsin Line and as far west as Bannockburn. That means my commuting time and cost would determine if I could take the contract or not.
Recruiter: What is your best rate?
Me: <getting pissed> Um, anything above $45/hour if it's downtown or within ten miles of my house. More if they want a senior role and even more if they want a BA/Project Manager.
Recruiter: $45? That's within our range.
Me: <pissed off now and knowing the offer is going to $47/hour> I said anything above $45 per hour.
Recruiter: Would $48 per hour be satisfactory?
Me: <visibly pleased about the potential of making an extra $8 per week> Yeah, I can do that. Who's the client?
Recruiter: <proprietary information> (the world's second largest soft drink company, the Choice of a New Generation, which is no win its 50s)
Me: Sorry, I was presented yesterday for that role and you're the twelfth caller in the last three hours.
Yes, I got 12 calls this morning from people who search my LinkedIn, Monster, Dice and CareerBuilder profiles. And 8 e-mails. All with the same role. Unknown to these intrepid seekers of commission, another, faster company with people who don't speak English that well got a hold of me yesterday and offered me $50/hour.
That $50 is straight time- no benefits, no overtime. While it's W-2, I couldn't take it if the wife wasn't working as a Developer/Analyst with a company that doesn't immediately dump its workers.
So, here are my 'take-aways:'
Me: Hello, this is Scot.
Recruiter: Hello, Yes, is this Scot?
ME: This is Scot
Recruiter: Hello, Scot, How are You today?
Me: Fine, you?
Recruiter: <long Pause> um, fine, thank you very much. This is <insert non-Western name here> from <insert goobledy gook because the recruiting companies don't seem to care that their recruiters speak terrible English). Is this a good time to talk?
Me: Sure
Recruiter: um, yes....Scot, I have an immediate need for a Business Analyst in Chicago, IL with Documentum and Micro Strategies would you be interested?
Me: Depends, where is it and what kind of hourly range are we talking about.
Recruiter: Ah, very good, um it says Chicago, Illinois.
Me: Well, the Chicago area goes all the way from Joliet North to the Wisconsin Line and as far west as Bannockburn. That means my commuting time and cost would determine if I could take the contract or not.
Recruiter: What is your best rate?
Me: <getting pissed> Um, anything above $45/hour if it's downtown or within ten miles of my house. More if they want a senior role and even more if they want a BA/Project Manager.
Recruiter: $45? That's within our range.
Me: <pissed off now and knowing the offer is going to $47/hour> I said anything above $45 per hour.
Recruiter: Would $48 per hour be satisfactory?
Me: <visibly pleased about the potential of making an extra $8 per week> Yeah, I can do that. Who's the client?
Recruiter: <proprietary information> (the world's second largest soft drink company, the Choice of a New Generation, which is no win its 50s)
Me: Sorry, I was presented yesterday for that role and you're the twelfth caller in the last three hours.
Yes, I got 12 calls this morning from people who search my LinkedIn, Monster, Dice and CareerBuilder profiles. And 8 e-mails. All with the same role. Unknown to these intrepid seekers of commission, another, faster company with people who don't speak English that well got a hold of me yesterday and offered me $50/hour.
That $50 is straight time- no benefits, no overtime. While it's W-2, I couldn't take it if the wife wasn't working as a Developer/Analyst with a company that doesn't immediately dump its workers.
So, here are my 'take-aways:'
- Recruiters are finally becoming wise to the internet and job boards.
- Recruiting Company Employees can't read. They keep calling my cell phone even though I marked my home phone as the preferred contact method. I get a lousy cell signal in my basement office.
- Recruiting Companies don't look in their own databases. I had applied to other jobs posted by three quarters of the companies that called me.
- Recruiting companies need to practice their recruiters on everyday American English. Sorry, but that's the common language here. As liberal as I am (which is plenty liberal), this is one thing that annoys the hell out of me. If you're going to work in a public arena, learn the language.
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