As the girl poured out her heart to me, I couldn't help but choke back a couple of tears. She had just moved out of state to escape a broken marriage. Her husband was, she thought, "the love of my life". I had merely called her to see if she might know any therapists looking for work, but here she was telling me all about the most pressing issue on her mind and in her heart. She didn't know me from Joe Schmoe!
Another day this week, I woke someone (it was well after 10:00 EDT, and I was calling Missouri candidates), who said she'd been awake late as her dog had to have emergency surgery. I could hear her struggling, trying not to cry.
I had one Speech Pathologist working with me who used to call me on an occasional Saturday morning, and we would chat over coffee on our respective decks. She was in Flagstaff, AZ; I am in Atlanta, GA. That was back in 2006, and we still have never met! I have had the opportunity to meet a few of my "phone phriends" in person, and seldom had a correct image of the way they really look. (It's hard to switch that image once it's settled into one's brain, too!)
The phone calls we make daily careen us into the private lives and personal issues of so many folks. We become friends with many of them, although we seldom meet them face-to-face. And, it's always so much fun to call someone that you haven't spoken to in 3, 5, 6 years who still remembers talking to you!
Have you a favorite recruiter that you'll never forget? I'd love to hear some stories!!!
