Today was a normal day. I worked all morning, grabbed a quick lunch and brought it back to my desk in Cambridge, MA at 12:45pm EST today, when my phone rang. I quickly drank some water to wash down the food and answered the phone. To my surprise, it was a recruiter. This is pretty much how the conversation went:
ME: “HubSpot, This is Ryan.”
Recruiter: Hi Ryan, This is XXX From XYZ company.
ME: (Confused as to who the lead is) Hi XXX, are you looking to generate leads from your website?
Recruiter: No. Have you heard of XYZ before?
ME: NO.
Recruiter: XYZ is a recruiting company in (town, state). I found you on LinkedIn and your profile looks like a great fit for a few projects I am working on.
ME: Ok.
Recruiter: How are things at HubSpot?
ME: EXCELLENT!
Recruiter: Ok. Do know any sales reps looking for jobs?
ME: No. In fact, if you got my work phone number, I am sure you can figure out how to cold call other sales reps at HubSpot if you really want to do that.
Recruiter: Well, do you know any other sales reps outside of HubSpot looking for a job?
ME: Not at this time. Feel free to connect with me on Linkedin and see if any of my connections would be a good ...