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When the recruiter calls . . .

March 16, 2007

Once or twice a month I get a call or an email from a search firm asking if I would be interested in interviewing.  I never really spend any time talking to them.  Last week Heidrick & Struggles called and instead of letting them know I wasn’t interested, I suggested that I probably wouldn’t be interested.  They asked me to send over my resume and I realized that the last time I updated my resume was eight years ago in 1999.  I then looked over my pre-1999 resume and realized that all three of the telecom/internet companies I worked for are now called Level (3). 

I started out at ICG Communications in sales, ICG was bought by Level (3) last year.  I then went to work for Broadwing in sales management, Broadwing was bought by Level (3) early this year.  Finally I went to work for Genuity in sales management, Genuity was bought by Level (3) in 2003.  It took ten minutes to update my resume and send it over.  Wonder if they will ever call me back?

I can’t imagine ANYONE actually hiring me.  The truth is that I don’t want to move from Dallas, I don’t like to travel and I have a hard time taking direction.  I am having fun building the Big in Japan business and I am not sure I would want to actually work for someone else.  I guess that is why we have avoiding raising outside capital for our business.  My advice?  Don’t hire me… (not that I would take the job anyway)

Written by Alexander Muse · Filed Under Blog 

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One Response to “When the recruiter calls . . .”

  1. A search guy Says:
    March 20th, 2007 at 5:39 pm

    Funny one. Can’t trust those H&S guys anyway…Just Kidding! Good tease you used on them too.

  2. just.a.guy Says:
    March 21st, 2007 at 2:44 pm

    unless you know the opportunity the recruiter is pitching is completely uninteresting (and unrelated to what you do), it’s generally a good idea to talk with recruiters.

    the more people who know what you’re interested in or what you’re looking for (even if it isn’t a job), the more people out there might think of you when they see or find it.

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