CHEERFUL JULIA MAKES MY DAY

2 weeks ago I have been contacted by Julia, a Recruiter from London who said she followed my career and was waiting for the right project to contact me.

A company was urgently looking for a freelancer, and even if the job wasn't really in my area, because I had a track record as a business developer she thought I would be perfect for the role. So I gave her permission to send me through for the position and sent her my CV.

Yesterday in the late evening she calls me back:

- Hi Bartolo, this is Julia, from the recruitment agency! You remember me?

- Hi Julia, sure, how are you?

- I'm fine, thanks for asking! And how are you?

- I'm good.

- You remember the freelance job I told you about?

- Yes, I remember.

- Yes, I sent your CV and... they didn't want you!!

It's hard to say why, as a no is a no, but Cheerful Julia put me in a good mood.

She reminds me of this old joke:

A man comes across an advert exposed on a recruitment agency where they are looking for a Senior Marketing Manager. The right candidate must be very experienced in marketing, be a team player and self starter, motivated, organized, computer literate and passionate about marketing. He decides to get in.

- Hello - he says to the clerk - I'm here for the Senior Marketing Manager position.

- Good, very, very well - says the other man - I assume you have a lot of experience as a Marketing Manager than...

- No, not really.

- Uhm, so maybe it would be better to put you through as a simple manager, if you have experience...

- I don't think so.

- Assistant?

- Uhm... no.

- Junior position! We have a lot of them, and you don't need experience! As long as you are a team player!

- Teams are not my cup of tea...

- Self starter?

- Definitely not!

- Motivated!

- Kind of lazy actually...

- Organized...

- Uh, absolutely not!!

- Computer literate?

- Never used a computer in my life.

- ...Passionate about marketing...?

- Uhm, I don't know...

- Sir, do you actually know what marketing is?

- No, I don't.

- Sir, uhm... may I ask you why you came here in the first place?

- Just to tell you I wasn't interested in that position.