{"id":291,"date":"2006-09-08T14:21:11","date_gmt":"2006-09-08T19:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/?p=291"},"modified":"2006-09-08T14:21:09","modified_gmt":"2006-09-08T19:21:09","slug":"anecdote-online-dating-part-deux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/09\/anecdote-online-dating-part-deux\/","title":{"rendered":"Anecdote &#8211; Online Dating? Part Deux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday anecdotes and the saga continues. This week I thought I would bring you up to speed on this post &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/?p=228\" target=\"_blank\">Anecdote &#8211; Online Dating?<\/a>  I have received the following 2 emails from him since the first post. Please take note of the very similar writing styles in all 6 of the emails.<\/p>\n<p>I received this email just a week after the first one.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I have procen track record in sales to C-level, HR Managers, VP, etc<\/p>\n<p>Proven track record in extended sales cycles<\/p>\n<p>Please contact me! Travel is not a problem.<\/p>\n<p>Best Regards<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I then received this one over the Labor Day Weekend.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Lee&#8230;I have proven experience in sales&#8230;and dealing with corporations, CEOs and HR Units. I have the ability to travel and look forward to that aspect.<\/p>\n<p>I have been working from a home-offce for a decade..and have always reported directly to VPs of Sales.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact me!<\/p>\n<p>Best Regards<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> I must also add that I have yet to receive a resume or any compeling reason to call and talk with this person about this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>I tremble to think why he is so gung ho to travel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday anecdotes and the saga continues. This week I thought I would bring you up to speed on this post &#8211; Anecdote &#8211; Online Dating? I have received the following 2 emails from him since the first post. Please take note of the very similar writing styles in all 6 of the emails. I received this email just a week after the first one. I have procen track record in sales to C-level, HR Managers, VP, etc Proven track record in extended sales cycles Please contact me! Travel is not a problem. Best Regards I then received this one over the Labor Day Weekend. 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I called him at the set time, reintroduced\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Anecdotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Anecdotes","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/anecdotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":273,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/09\/anecdote-communications-major\/","url_meta":{"origin":291,"position":3},"title":"Anecdote &#8211; Communications Major?","author":"Lee Fratzke","date":"September 1, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Is it Labor Day weekend yet? Let's go with an anecdote for now. I received this email with only a resume attached for a position that was advertised on Monster. In the ad, candidates were asked if interested to call or email Lee. 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