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Unsure Whether to Do Recruitment for Business Frat
I got an email from a business frat whose info session I went to saying they selected me to join an invite-only portion of recruitment based on my interactions at coffee chats and info sessions. But, I didn't go to their chats and left the info session before the networking portion and I don't know anyone in the frat. So how did they choose me?/Should I go to the event they invited me to?
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YOu're asking the wrong people dear. We have no idea of what they want to recruit people for. When I hear invite, and recruit and that they don't just ask anybody, well I hate to sound so jaded but in every case multiple times in life, it was for some multi level marketing thing. Yeah, not all are bad and I honestly tried hard with a few.
If you want to know how they chose you, it is because you put your name and contact info on a piece of paper. I know this from many in home party themed selling things, whether tupperware or candles or something else. The hostess is asked to provide names and numbers of friends she thinks might also want to earn free stuff, or she has to have two or three people at her party who sign up as a hostess to get free stuff too. This is how a business like this continues business. If it is not multi level, it is still some kind of business where they will call anyone and say you are an exclusive choice, not all are chosen. But the truth more often than not is that names and numbers are precious to them. They would not pass over most and only select a few people, that would eventually make whatever they are doing, grind to a halt.So they will call every person or email every person, no matter if they came a short time, stayed the whole time, how often they came or if they never showed, as long as they have a name and contact info, that person may decide to join. This is a ploy to make it sound like you have something others do not and that you are special which appeals to a persons ego and so a percent of all those they contact without really saying anything, get suckered in by their own curiousity to show up and see whats up. If You just discovered a cure for blindness, would you select only a few people to attend a seminar and then tell them of the cure? NO, you'd be so excited that you would be telling people straight up that you have found a cure and as unbelievable as it seems, all they have to do is attend an event and listen to you explain how. Then they can sign up to receive the medicine or procedure that will give them sight. I know, bad analogy but I hope you get what I am saying. Since they are not going to say anything as to what its about, not even one sentence, its all a mystery. Nope, you are not special to them, they are just looking for new bodies who don't know what they are recruiting for, people who haven't already attended and said no. Maybe they will tell you that they have a business you can run to earn the extra spending money while you attend school, rather than get a part time job somewhere. Yes, there are actual success stories out there. But money is tight for people now and it takes lots of time and effort to start a business, time taken away from your actual studies so that it would not be in your best interest. Then again, maybe it only a club within the college and the time you need to give in it, won't affect your studies. I highly doubt this is crucial to you getting your degree. If theres still time, ask them what it is about. If you don't want to invest any time, especially if they are not forthcoming with any info, then just say no. I could be wrong and this networking thing is a real valid thing to help each other in what ever jobs they will go into after college. However, my ex was not recruited at college, he started in his late thirties, hearing of something called Leads Club. It is a networking club with many groups that meet but the networking is done with one of every profession. He was an accountant, so not only was it accounting work for a Naturopath, Chiropracter, Personal trainor, Lawyer, etc but he got their services in exchange, no monetary charge. You also had to bring possible leads from your own clients who you discovered had a need of the services that members of the club had. This helped each business owner grow their business.
If it is something like this, then networking is a good thing but it may not be organized like the clubs that met in the big city I live in. YOu would have to ask if this is what it is. If so, its too early if you haven't graduated and landed a job or started your own business yet. You also need time to meet people of other vocations that you trust. You would not give a client lead to someone you wouldn't trust yourself, so if this is what it is, get contact info for a coordinator of this networking thing and hide it away safely to get out in the future.
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