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I have always found recruiters incredibly reluctant to pass on any useful job info/specs without a gating phone call. I dont actively want a new job, so the co
by Ntrails 8y ago
I have always found recruiters incredibly reluctant to pass on any useful job info/specs without a gating phone call. I dont actively want a new job, so the conversations always stall on "when are you free for a call".
- gesman 8y agoSalespeople has this stupid mentality. They’d rather lose sale than talk over email to customer. I was on the market for brand new luxury sedan and certain dealership was insisting of me coming in rather then disclosing their price. I took my business elsewhere.
- slededit 8y agoMost people wanting a price in writing are doing so as a negotiating lever with another dealer.
- gesman 8y agoGood to know. Hence, the reason dealers are unwilling to give a price in writing is because they know they're asking too much and will likely be beaten by the other dealers. Clear sign to move on to other local dealers.
- BostonEnginerd 8y agoI'm working on the sales side of the company these days - basically, it comes down to a phone call giving you a much better way to develop rapport with someone than email does. You can ask some questions in a way which wouldn't work well via email. With that said, you can tell pretty early on that some folks prefer talking over email to phone -- and that's OK too!
- gesman 8y agoI feel uncomfortable with sync-style communications with sales people that demand 100% of attention to their persona. To me the sale is a matter of clear equation: success=min(price). If I have extra questions - i'll call or schedule appointment and come to talk. Otherwise I am not interested to listen to the other guy's sales pitch and his life stories. If dealer is unwilling or incapable of answering simple question over email - this leaves a perception of some sort shady character and I move on. And likely so others too.
- BostonEnginerd 8y agoI’d be remiss if I didn’t tell you to max(value). :-) Basically, I agree with you. If you don’t want to talk with me, I don’t want to waste your time and mine. Generally, I’ll try to supply whatever I can to you via email and propose a phone call or f2f if there are some things which need clarification. If my product (semiconductor manufacturing equipment) isn’t a fit, it is usually apparent pretty quickly and everyone can move on with their lives.
- Ntrails 8y agoThe only answer I've ever got for "why" is "I don't email specs out without a preliminary chat, because fake profiles can lead to specs being stolen and used to take clients". I can accept it's a thing that could happen and be true. vOv