Dear Claudia,

Recently I have been experiencing a large number of people hanging up on me. What is driving the increase of this kind of behavior? Is it because my searches have been targeting the "Open Source" community (more radical "techies"), or do "greenhorns" just not know how to properly conduct themselves? What fosters such negativity to the recruiting community in general?

Sal Petrara

Hi Sal,

You're describing classic rude behavior -- and there are lots of reasons why people act this way, according to those who track these things. You mentioned two reasonable possibilities (although this research might indicate that you're dialing for dollars among the elderly), but one doesn't have to look far in the recruiting community to see the disconnect (sorry, bad joke) between prospects and recruiters...


Read the rest of the response and add comments of your own here...


**
In my day job, I’m the head of Products for Improved Experience, where we help employers use feedback to measure and manage engagement for competitive advantage in hiring and retention. Learn more about us here.

Do you have a question you'd like answered in this weekly forum? Drop me a line!