…In All Transparency

 This seems to be a really popular mantra these days. In the past two weeks I've heard it at least five or 10 times and here is what followed:

• "I'll go on the interview but you know I want at least $20,000 more. I know that I've been out of work now for three months, but if I go backwards in my salary I'll never be able to make it up."
• "It's just too far to drive. I know it's a better job than I've ever had and the company is really good, but it’s 15 miles more and I'm driving 10 miles now."
• "Well, it's simply the first offer that I've gotten and I read where I ought to get three to be able to choose from."… (even in a Covid economy?)
• "Well, we know your candidate is the best one we've seen, but why would a candidate this good want to come to work for a company like ours?"
• "That just doesn't sound like the kind of company or job that I'd really be interested in. I'll keep doing my part time job until a better interview comes along."
• "I've thought about the interview that you got me, but my husband thinks I can find a better situation."
• "We can't pay your candidate $65,000 because the guy that we are promoting out of the job is only making $60,000. I know it's taken us a month to find him, but I guess we'll just have to keep looking".
• "I've never really had any luck hiring someone I didn't know. But my boss told me to call you since we've been looking for three months and can't seem to find anybody. Just want you to know how I feel....just never hired anyone I didn't know."
• "I know you set up a face-to-face interview for me, but I'd like to talk to them over the phone first to qualify them to see if it's what I want."
• "Smart, personable and humble" on the very top of the resume

Being "transparent" may at best to be ignorant and at worst, stupid. We always give the benefit of the doubt to ignorance, even though it's very frustrating.

?ABOUT TONY BESHARA

Owner & President

Babich & Associates

Tony Beshara is the owner and president of Babich & Associates, established in 1952 and the oldest placement and recruitment service in Texas. It is consistently one of the top contingency placement firms in the DFW area, and has been recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in DFW” by the Dallas Business Journal. He has been a professional recruiter since 1973 and has personally found jobs for more than 10,500 individuals. He sits behind a desk every day, working the phone literally seven hours of the twelve hours a day, making close to 200 calls a day. He is in the trenches on a day-to-day basis. Tony has personally interviewed more than 26,000 people on all professional levels and has worked with more than 23,000 hiring authorities. Babich & Associates has helped more than 100,000 people find jobs using Tony’s process. Tony is one of the most successful placement and recruitment professionals in the United States. 

Tony received his Ph.D. in Higher Education from St. Louis University in 1973. 

The second edition of his best-selling book, “The Job Search Solution” The Ultimate System for Finding a Great job NOW!”  came out in January of 2012. He also created a 45 hour online program about how to find a job, www.The Job Search Solution.com. Tony’s second best seller, “ACING  The Interview”, answers almost any question regarding interviewing in today’s erratic job market. “Unbeatable Resumes,” discusses resumes for the present, unique employment market. His latest book for job seekers, “Powerful Phrases for Successful Interviews,” published in February of 2014, offers 400 ideal phases for every interviewing situation. His newest book, co-authored with Rich Lavinski, the managing partner of E. 57th Street Partners, “100,000 Successful Hires, The Art, Science and Luck of Successful Hiring” is about the “other side” of the desk… advice for the hiring authority. It, too, is a bestseller.

Tony recent TED Talk, “The 10 Principles of Loving Your Career and Your Job” was presented in October of 2015 at Mountain View College in Dallas. It can be viewed in its entirety on Tony’s YouTube channel.

 He is a frequent guest on the Dr. Phil Show, offering Dr. Phil’s guests advice on the job search process. He is also a frequent guest/expert on various local and nationally televised business shows, including those on Fox Business News. Tony also hosts a weekday radio show, The Job Search Solution on The Word KWRD-FM, 100.7 FM, every weekday evening from 8:30pm to 9:00pm. Tony and his beautiful wife of 51 years, Chris, have four grown sons. 

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Tony Beshara

Phone: 214-823-9999

Email: [email protected]