Do you meet with recruiters in the Redmond area? Software QA/Test Engineer Resume

The short answer is, I enjoy meeting people, especially new people. Unfortunately, I do not have 2 to 3 hours of free time per caller.

The long answer is, ideally I would like to meet everyone who contacts me, however other commitments and the large volume of calls and e-mail messages I receive do not allow for this. I receive up to 15 calls and e-mails per day, and do not have 2 to 3 hours of free time for a face to face meeting with every caller. There are not enough hours in the day. I'm sorry, but I do not have 45 hours per day.

If you have a Redmond area 'end client' who wants to meet with me face-to-face, then I will be happy to meet you at the same time or - what is usually more practical - meet you right before I meet your end client.

Let us make sure there is no misunderstanding between you and me. I would love to drop everything and meet you as soon as you call. Recruiters are especially fun and easy to meet because they have good people skills. I enjoy meeting people, especially new people. Unfortunately, I do not have 2 to 3 hours of free time per caller.

Why would you like to meet with me face to face?

• Is it because you want to ask a couple of questions? On the phone you can ask the very same questions!
  
  
• Is it because you believe how I look is important? Are you concerned about my manners? Do you want to see the clothes I wear? No problem. I can e-mail you a picture or two, usually within 24 hours.
  
  
• Is it because you're concerned about your fee, and you feel that getting my signature is more important than anything else? No problem. If you e-mail your forms to me, and your forms are not in conflict with sections 10, 17, 21, 31, and 39, then I will make sure that you get my signature, usually within 24 hours. The same holds true for regular mail, except it takes a little longer.
  
  
• Is it because you believe we could spend more time together if we met face-to-face? Unfortunately, most of those 2-3 hours per face-to-face meeting I used to spend fighting traffic, searching for hard to find physical addresses and parking spaces, and filling out complicated, multi-page forms with questions that the recruiter could have asked while on the telephone prior to our face to face meeting. The actual time I used to spend with recruiters face to face was usually not more than 5 minutes.
  
  
• Is it because you cannot make up your mind? If a recruiter is able to read my resumes, view my standard answers to the FAQs, and interview me on the phone for 5 to 10 minutes, and if after all this he/she still cannot decide whether or not there is a reasonably good skills match, then that recruiter should not be representing me. Time is my most valuable commodity. Please do not waste it.

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