Comments on: What They Hear Is Related to What They See http://www.ere.net/2009/08/19/what-they-hear-is-related-to-what-they-see/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:03:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Merlynn Bertini http://www.ere.net/2009/08/19/what-they-hear-is-related-to-what-they-see/comment-page-1/#comment-14078 Merlynn Bertini Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:41:07 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=9414#comment-14078 While the study of color its relationships have merit, it is much more complex than having a certain type of voice translates to a color and that the "gatekeeper" will be accommodating. I would not agree that just having a nice voice is going pave the way through a gatekeeper. I have worked both sides of the fence having worked in recruitment and HR. One of the things that is missing in this theory is to factor in how many calls a day the "gatekeeper" is receiving--that is going to override any pleasant manner. Courtesy and respect will produce better result than the nicest voice--especially if that voice is rude. While the study of color its relationships have merit, it is much more complex than having a certain type of voice translates to a color and that the “gatekeeper” will be accommodating. I would not agree that just having a nice voice is going pave the way through a gatekeeper. I have worked both sides of the fence having worked in recruitment and HR. One of the things that is missing in this theory is to factor in how many calls a day the “gatekeeper” is receiving–that is going to override any pleasant manner.

Courtesy and respect will produce better result than the nicest voice–especially if that voice is rude.

]]> By: Sondra Fuller http://www.ere.net/2009/08/19/what-they-hear-is-related-to-what-they-see/comment-page-1/#comment-14077 Sondra Fuller Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:27:18 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=9414#comment-14077 How true your article is! My 11 years as an executive recruiter have capped careers as a newspaper publisher, owner of an educational training company, being an SEC RIA and political campagn manager. What you have said holds true for each of those "lives". I have always enjoyed meeting new people, learning about them, what they want, what makes them tick, how I can help them. Therefore, I am prepared to like them and they reciprocate. One should adopt the attitude - and thus manner - that, of course, people will help you. And they usually do. Is that a combo of blue and green? How true your article is! My 11 years as an executive recruiter have capped careers as a newspaper publisher, owner of an educational training company, being an SEC RIA and political campagn manager. What you have said holds true for each of those “lives”. I have always enjoyed meeting new people, learning about them, what they want, what makes them tick, how I can help them. Therefore, I am prepared to like them and they reciprocate. One should adopt the attitude – and thus manner – that, of course, people will help you. And they usually do.
Is that a combo of blue and green?

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