I was chatting with the owner of an organization on LinkedIn. He approached me for a job. I sent him my resume. He asked how much salary I’m expecting. I quoted an amount that he disagrees with. Before the salary part, I told him the clients that I handle. And when I asked him what clients they have, he evaded the question. His reply was- all corporate clients. I realized that he doesn’t want to reveal the names.
I have a problem with this type of communication. When I’m revealing the clients that I’ve handled, what stops you from sharing yours? I gave you my resume, then why not you tell me about yourself. He didn’t even bother to share his website. I searched it on Google and found the website. When I’m divulging my fact, then you should also reciprocate. It should be a two-way process. Quid pro quo- I tell what is mine, you tell what’s yours.
When a person gets selected in an organization, he needs to submit all the documents such as previous companies’ letters, salary slips, etc. But a candidate never asks for the profit and loss statement of the company. My argument is when a company hires a person; the owner shouldn’t think he/she has hired a robot who will not ask any questions.
The owner of the company, with whom I was having a chat, told me that he has trust issues with freelancers when I said that I’m more interested in working as a freelancer. The moment I hear he doesn't trust freelancers, I realized he has trust issues with almost everything. He might have faced problems with a freelancer in the past. But he can’t curse the entire community.
Trust is the most powerful currency in business communities across the world. If a person can’t trust the person at the opposite end, then the opportunity dissolves. Trust is the cause of a handshake between two parties. I believe a change in mindset is needed. People need to trust each other more. Companies need to be more transparent about them at the time of hiring. It should always be a two-way process.
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