THERE IS A COMPANY
THAT WANTS AND WILL APPRECIATE YOU!
Author:
José Langer
Technology |
Business Startups | Leader | Trainer | Bilingual | Solutions
You just need to
wait a little bit longer for the company that wants and will appreciate you.
My recent
story: I got a call one morning from a
staffing agency. I was surprised after three month of calling each week to say
I was available to finally receive a call. The recruiter said she had a 2-3
week assignment for me close to where I live but the hourly rate was not what I
wanted. I thought, "well, I need to get back to work so less money was OK since
the job was close and travel hassle-free."
My first day was
great! I first meet the company contact I was given and he was very friendly
and welcoming. The job of ‘Cold Calling’ or as they say ‘Lead Generator’
position was not in my list of experiences but I knew I had skills of
communication and selling that defiantly would help me.
I took on the
position with enthusiasm and realized that I liked it and enjoyed being back to
work and working with other professionals in a corporate setting. I got along
great with everyone including friendly conversations at lunch break. I came in
early the second day and didn’t finish my lunch break to get more calls and emails
completed, and I finished my assignment that was originally given me and did more
than what was expected. I left on the third day feeling good and was really
looking forward to going back the next day until I got a call from the Agency
recruiter on my way home. The recruiter said, “Your assignment has ended, the
company thought you were not a good fit”.
WHAT? I said. I was totally shocked and devastated. My first thought
was, what did I do? Did I say something wrong? What happened? The recruiter assured me that is happens. But
this has never happened to me. Will the Agency even try to place me somewhere
else in the future now? The recruiter reassured me that they would and not to
worry.
The next day I
called another agency to see if they had any work. I asked them if they ever
had a client that was qualified and did a great job but the company felt they
were not a good fit. They said, “of course, it is common and it is no fault of
the candidate. When one company thinks a
person is not a good fit; another company is grateful to have found such a
qualified candidate.”
It was like a ton
of weight lifted from my head. OK…. It wasn’t me. I just need to wait a little bit longer for
the company that wants and will appreciate me.
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