Wednesday 13 May 2009

Soul Selling

I had the thrill of an interview/induction today for a company that sounded great. Out came the work clothes, boots were polished and I even made an effort with the make-up. I arrived early as per usual and had a brew while waiting for the person to arrive.

After receiving a call saying he was going to be late as a business critical problem had occurred, I settled down with a good book - Tolkein's biography.

After several more drinks the interview got under way. Blah, blah, blah - all was going well. Blah, blah, cold calling, blah - eh? Blah, blah, must have ...sales each day...blah, blah. Say what?!
Cold calling, imperative sales??????? Erm, what started out well ended up making my blood run cold; I'd worked in sales for 3 years, both cold calling and inbound and hated it with a passion!

It seems my personal advisor hadn't been told that this job was a sales job or he'd not have offered me the interview cos he knows I'd rather sell my soul to the devil!

Oh well! I'll just have to keep looking.

3 comments:

  1. Hello again Lost.
    How funny,I have read Tolkein's
    biography within the last year also. We'll have to start a post with all the great books we have read listed on it, or something like a top ten desert island discs, using books, movies and music. Hmmmmmm.
    Good luck in the job search.
    Paul. GG

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  2. Still an interview is always good practice!

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  3. GG - if I started something like that it'd take me forever to comment: I currently have approx 400 books at home, a lot of which I could class as favourites!!

    Trio - I guess so. It seems to be the getting to interview that I have the problems with; GMP said my interview technique is fab, so no worries there.

    Both - thanks guys :oD

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