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Social Networking: Someone tried to recruit me for their sales team. What would you have done?
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Kevin McCarthy - Founder, BlindSpots.com, Human Behavior Consultant, Leadership & Teamwork answered:

If the purpose of the meeting is clear to both of you, then have the meeting and build the relationship.

If there are false pretenses on either end, it will be a waste of time for both.

If he has the expectation that you are interested in a sales job and you blind side him with a pitch for freelance services, it will be a waste of time for both of you.

I would simply communicate ahead of time and make sure that he is open to learning about your services and knows that you have little or no interest in his sales position.

Hope that helps. Need more coaching on this? Set up a free get-acquainted call. Check my profile for a promo code.

Regards,

Kevin McCarthy

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