Our client had just let go a VP after only four months on the job\u2026 and that\u2019s a big deal for a $50 million company\u2026 the guy had made two or three major mistakes with one of their larger customers and it was plain the guy wasn\u2019t going to make their company better\u2026 so they fired him.<\/p>\n
They called us and, over a period of four weeks, interviewed a number of very qualified candidates\u2026 after a number of lengthy interviews they came to the conclusion that Joe, one of our candidates, was the most qualified to do the job so they sent Joe to visit with the CEO<\/p>\n
Everyone in the company was so afraid of making a mistake, they were thinking of all kinds reasons that it \u201cwouldn\u2019t work\u201d with just about every candidate we presented\u2026 including Joe. The CEO was no different and felt like, even though Joe could do an excellent job for the company, he wasn\u2019t as charismatic as they might like. So, the CEO decided to pay a retained search firm to do a nationwide search for possibly a more qualified, more charismatic candidate. They explained their situation to Joe in a very business, but kind way. They did not tell him it was his charisma they were concerned about. They simply told him they felt like they needed to talk to other candidates.They made it clear that the answer wasn’t \u201cno,\u201d it was just \u201cnot now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joe wasn\u2019t wild about the decision but he had a good job and although he was disappointed, he was smart enough not to burn any bridges. After four months of the \u201csearch,\u201d at least they admitted they hadn\u2019t found any candidate better than Joe, so now they are ready to engage with Joe again.<\/p>\n
We don\u2019t know if Joe will get the job or not\u2026 hopefully he will\u2026 he should, because he is very qualified. Here is the lesson. When Joe was told that he was not going to be hired, he didn\u2019t get upset or pissed off or let his pride get in the way by saying something stupid like, \u201cokay you guys, forget me as a candidate\u2026\u201d Joe was smart. He was very graceful about being told \u201cno.\u201d He wrote everybody in the company whom he interviewed with that he understood about them wanting to do a nationwide search to compare and then expressed the thought that if they didn\u2019t come up with a great candidate he would love to still consider the opportunity.<\/p>\n
He left the door open for them to reconsider him. By being graceful and smart he gave himself an advantage. Most candidates wouldn\u2019t have done that. They would have \u201ctaken their ball and gone home.\u201d I guess there\u2019s a chance that Joe may not take the job even if it\u2019s offered\u2026and it hasn\u2019t been offered. But the point is Joe was smart enough to leave the door open even though he was faced with refusal\u2026 at least for the moment.<\/p>\n
Good job Joe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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