Friday, October 08, 2004
So I was in town yesterday and this guy in a suit walks up to me with a clipboard, and I think "here we go... insurance salesman or somesuch."I was about to do the usual thing, say "not interested" and keep walking, but he asks something entirely different. He asked if I was interested in full or part time work.
Now this struck me as an odd way of handling recruitment, but i decided to see what he had to say. In typical salesman style, he spoke very quickly and was vague on details to say the least, but assured me that if I gave him my name and phone number, someone would get back to me in the evening with full details. Out of curiosity, I gave him my number. I don't really need the work as such, but something part time might add a bit of stability to my life that's rather lacking just now.
So in the evening, the call comes through, and they give me their address and a time for an interview, but were still very evasive when I asked what specifically their operation was. Like... was it an agency or what? The nearest I got was "It's a call centre. All of your questions will be answered in the interview."
Mmhmm. This didn't feel quite right to me.
So this morning, half an hour before the interview was due, they phoned me again to confirm that I would be attending, and I told them I didn't think I would. When asked why, I replied that the idea of attending an interview when the people concerned wouldnt even tell me what the job was, and the contact number was a mobile phone, jsut didn't seem quite on the level to me.
The woman asked if I'd reconsider if she told me exactly what the job was. I said I'd consider it. So she starts off with "It's a call centre... though not exactly sales..." I interrupted, "So it's cold calling?" Hesitation... "Yes."
"Well, since it's clear that your company's policy is one of deception, just from the way you handle recruitment, I really don't think I want any part of it, so I most deffinitely won't be attending any interview."
You can spot 'em from a mile off.
Labels: annoyed, interviews, work
Steve 8:27 PM [+]
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