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Permalink Reply by chris lyon on January 18, 2012 at 10:57am

120 in one day

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Permalink Reply by Susan Hinchey Gantzer on January 18, 2012 at 11:27am

150 in one day - and 150 the next day. I left voicemails and connected with as many as would answer. True story. The firm I was with at the time had an Owner/Manager who did not work a desk anymore. He did not believe, in 2008, that Commercial Construction, in my territory - the Upper MidWest - was dying a painful death and NOBODY needed, or wanted, to talk to their beloved recruiters. Except guys getting laid-off. He said we weren't trying hard enough. So after 300 calls which resulted in no activity - I decided to leave and start my own firm. I had to broaden my geographic in order to survive, and could not do that in a firm. I have never looked back and was joined by a former co-worker and we have thrived. Best decision ever made!! By the way - he went out of business and you know he never picked up a phone to try and save his company. He wanted to shake us like piggy banks and watch the money fall out. I learned to work harder in a recession AND that I must love recruiting!

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Mackay on January 18, 2012 at 12:37pm

Surely this is even more of a dead KPI to track than interviews?

However personally I have made 182 in a single day (from being in the office to leaving) the next day however was spent almost entirely fielding calls either returning from the original 182 or responding to voicemails that I left numerous others as well?

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Permalink Reply by Mike P on January 18, 2012 at 12:59pm

350 in one day 5 years ago, back when I first got into the recruiting business and was scramblimg for my life. Thankfully those days are gone!

 

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Permalink Reply by Suzanne Kallenbach on January 18, 2012 at 3:28pm

Susan, 

I've never heard "shake us like piggy banks and watch the money fall out" before.  LOL.  Thanks for sharing.

Suzanne

Susan Hinchey Gantzer said:

150 in one day - and 150 the next day. I left voicemails and connected with as many as would answer. True story. The firm I was with at the time had an Owner/Manager who did not work a desk anymore. He did not believe, in 2008, that Commercial Construction, in my territory - the Upper MidWest - was dying a painful death and NOBODY needed, or wanted, to talk to their beloved recruiters. Except guys getting laid-off. He said we weren't trying hard enough. So after 300 calls which resulted in no activity - I decided to leave and start my own firm. I had to broaden my geographic in order to survive, and could not do that in a firm. I have never looked back and was joined by a former co-worker and we have thrived. Best decision ever made!! By the way - he went out of business and you know he never picked up a phone to try and save his company. He wanted to shake us like piggy banks and watch the money fall out. I learned to work harder in a recession AND that I must love recruiting!

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Permalink Reply by Doug Boswell on January 19, 2012 at 1:26pm

12.

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