[purpletele]

Originally Posted by getbent

the only ageism I hear in this account is yours.

You have been selling for years, right? So, it makes sense that what you are selling probably has a good deal of cold calling and closing people who are busy, uninterested and distracted... their question to you was "how well can you gain the attention and close that kind of customer?"

Your own answer is---> you aren't interested in that... you are interested in being well liked and everyone being friends and showing and even more, receiving respect.

If I were them, I'd probably pass on you because you aren't watching the ball that I want watched... which is engaging and matching up to the customer that they see you dealing with--> the 30 something guy is that customer... how well are your skills and interests attuned to him? From your own account, not very...

I'm not trying to be mean, just direct. You sound like some of my friends who are 'willing' to take a job rather than aggressively pursuing it... I have always wanted people who wanted to be there, who want to be better, who want to close, who want to 'match up' and who want to succeed and build something...

If you were to call back, if it were me, I'd find something that the young man said and ask that I get to meet with him again to address those questions or statements because you woke up in the middle of the night and realized you knew how you could answer that question and move the business forward....

In an interview, the goal is to move from selling yourself to the company to getting the company to sell itself to you.

Where are you on that continuum?

This is what I was thinking too, but couldn't find it in words. I was afraid it would sound offensive, but Getbent said it right.