That’s Just Cold
Hi Danny, I have a question specific to IT recruiting, especially developers. I did IT recruiting back in the day before job boards, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. even existed. Back then if you wanted a good candidate you called them at their work and would have a conversation then or most likely, after hours. I left the IT world for a while (healthcare and hated it) and recently moved back to IT (never should have left). I am old school in that I still like to call these java developers at their desks to go along with LinkedIn, emails etc. However, it seems like nearly everybody I call at work gets angry. It is almost like they are shocked I am calling them at work. I am shocked that they are shocked! I know things have changed a lot in the past 15 years but is it now a faux pas to call these individuals while working? I don't seem to have issues with other IT folks, just these developers who tend to be short on personality anyways. Any ideas would be appreciated. My Response: A rookie we have is recruiting developers. In his first 10 sourcing calls, he was hung up on mid pitch twice. So you are [...]