So I heard a big name agency was hiring and reached out to literally every CD and recruiter I could find on LinkedIn. Today, an HR coordinator/recruiter there just got back to me to set up a phone call. Is this a for sure “we like your book and are considering you” or are some recruiters just nice enough to hear you out without any expressed interest?
The optimistic part of me says “nice job, they might want you”. The pessimistic part says “she’s just being nice”.

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They wouldn’t call you if they weren’t interested and liked your book. Congrats and good luck.

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Thanks everyone. Will do. Just caught me so off guard. Feel my book sucks and I’ve had so little luck with getting responses and the job hunt since Covid started.

I just tend to expect the worst sometimes.

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It happens; even people with great books (like you 😉) always find ways to improve. You’ve got this. 👍

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Our industry is so cynical and pretentious sometimes, and it’s wholesome threads like this that remind me that kind humans exist. 😌

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HR is often bad enough at calling people they do want, I doubt they’d make the effort to fake you out. Congrats, I hope you get it.

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You got this!

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Take the call. You never know.

Good luck! I doubt they’d reach out if they weren’t interested. Most recruiters I know are buried, so no one has time to do calls just for the heck of it!

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