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02 Follow Up After Interview For Consulting

After Ron Szweda interviewed with CareerLab for a consulting job, he sent us a superb post-interview follow-up letter.

Unfortunately, we weren't able to hire Ron. He was an excellent candidate, but our workload did not warrant additional staff. When Ron heard the disappointing news, he wrote this upbeat follow-up letter. In the letter he continued to compliment us--and himself, which is important--and his marvelous attitude certainly kept the door open to him in the future.

RON SZWEDA
10200 E. Evans Ave, #202 | Denver, CO 80231-5202
H: 303-555-1212 | C: 720-807-5873 | szweda@ix.netcom.com

October 27, 20—

William S. Frank
President/CEO
Careerlab
10475 Park Meadows Drive, Ste. 600
Lone Tree, CO 80124-5437

Dear Bill:

I wanted to let you know I received your message on my recorder recently, regarding the fact that your needs are minimal at this time. Making internal improvements, I'm sure, will keep you quite busy over the next year. It's disappointing that you are planning on not bringing anyone on board at this time. But there is always the future.

Things still look bright for making the move to Chicago sometime in January. I'll be talking to them in Chicago next week and will know more soon.

Last Wednesday, December 1, I gave my presentation / seminar, as I mentioned to you in one of my letters, for AT&T in Westminster. It lasted from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm and was quite a lot of fun. Find enclosed letter commenting on the presentation.

In addition, the new publications you gave me have been quite helpful and informative. I can see that I am only the tip of the iceberg as far as the number of professionals that have been approaching CareerLab over the years. That's terrific. It only intensifies my desire to keep trying to become a contributing constituent of the CareerLab team sometime in the future.

Thanks again, for your professionalism and consideration on my behalf My best to you for a happy holiday season. Look for my next article in the Rocky Mountain News within a week or two, concerning the subject of, "Tell me about yourself."

Best regards,

Ron Szweda

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25 Reasons I love consulting.
by William S. Frank

Brand. You are your own brand, and you can define it any way you want. For many years, I provided outplacement to the ex-employees of Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield service corporation. When departing employees left the company, they didn't request outplacement in their severance package. They said, "I want Bill Frank."
Demand. The world will always be full of terrible problems that need solving.
White Hat. I can be a helper and get paid for it.
Pay. I can be paid to do things I'd gladly do for nothing.
Variety. Every day is different.
Happiness. At this stage of my career, I only work for people I respect and care about. If a client micromanages me or is otherwise no fun, I complete the assignment and replace them.
Talent. I'm using 110% of my talents and stretching myself to the max.
Change. I can change my focus any day I want. If you're a McDonald's franchisee, you don't say, "Hey, I've got this great idea for a meatball sandwich—let's try it out today." In consulting you can adjust your focus hour-by-hour, as long as your clients still understand and appreciate what you do.
Income. No one else would pay me as much as I pay myself.
FUN. I can't think of anything I'd rather be doing.
Retirement. I can write and consult as long as I am physically and mentally capable. Peter Drucker worked into his 90s, and when asked which book was his best, he said: "My next one."
Job Security. Although clients come and go, no one can come into my office and say, "Pack up your stuff . . . You don't work here anymore." In 29 years, I've only had one employer: ME.
Travel. I don't have to travel unless I decide to. I travel if it's both FUN and profitable—or at least FUN.
Commute. I live five minutes from my office, a corner office in an upscale six-story tower. In winter, I leave a heated garage at home and drive to an underground heated garage at work. There's seldom time to hear even one song on the radio.
Vacation. Consulting is more fun than vacation (except on Wailea Beach in Maui).
Friends. I have developed hundreds of close acquaintances and several lifetime friends.
Time. I can work as much or as little as I like: four-hour days or 18-hour days. (Of course, my income will reflect that.)
Employees. I can work with employees, subcontractors, partners, or alone—I've done it all.
Passive Income. I've developed several products that provide "mailbox money." I earn while I'm sleeping.
Ethics. I've never had to violate my values or personal code of ethics. I've never had to lie, purposely deceive or harm others, or promise things I can't deliver. I go to bed with a clear conscience. That doesn't mean there's never any conflict. But the conflict is conducted according to generally accepted business practices.
Virtual. My career is fairly portable. With the Internet, e-mail, cell phone, and FedEx, I can work nationally, even internationally from my office—or anywhere in the world.
Purpose. I make a difference in peoples' lives every day. I see it in their faces, hear it in their voices, and read it in their thank-yous.
Experience. Every painful or joyful life experience makes me a better consultant. So does every person I meet or book I read. Grey hair can be good in consulting.
Structure. I have to work very hard, and the clients expect superb results—but I get to structure my days, weeks, months, and years.
Boss. Most of the time, I love my boss.

As I was posting these letters online, I realized I want to communicate my love for consulting. It's just a great business. The single letters, taken together, may create a picture of enjoyment, but in a burst of creativity I listed some of the reasons consulting is such a good fit for me—and perhaps for you, too. They are not prioritized; this is just how they came out.