asking gc to call college?

sybbie719
Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:48:20 +0000

I would equate having the GC pick up the phone and calling the college to the Project Runway Tim Gunn save :)] .

I am more likely be used if a student is wait listed, to move that student to the admit pile vs using it to get a kid in school, a student on the bubble and probably a student who is on the brink of been shut out in the college process.

This would be especially true, if I knew the kid extremely well , new the student was a good fit and know that if admitted they would attend. Even if I knew the kid extremely well, it does not mean that I will pick up the phone and call on the behalf of all of my kids.

I definitely will not pick up the phone to call unless I know unequivocally that if the kid is accepted they will attend. Because while you look at it as your child, this year, I will have a new group of kids next year and I don’t want to burn a business relationship (especially a good business relationship). Keep in mind that GC relationships with A/O’s are the equivalent to any business relationship that you may have. Yes, I have been burned early in my career making calls for kids who ended up not attending.

What criteria would you use to pick up the phone to recommend a person for a position in your company or place a call to a person where you have a connection?