I was contacted by a recruiter who was familiar with this company.They felt I was a great fit for this particular company because th employer was looking for a seasoned sales representative who had shown longevity with their current employer as well as a track record of success. (14 years ) I agreed to a phone interview on a Friday evening at 7pm east coast time / 4pm their time because I was leaving early the next morning for vacation. From the moment the phone rang it went downhill. 1st the "recruitment specialist" calls me on my cell phone instead of my home phone. Secondly; she spoke so fast I had a hard time keeping up with her. She sounded very young and come to find out she had only been with the company for all of all of 3 weeks! I found the fact that she spoke so fast to be unprofessional. She asked me the requisite questions i.e. why I was looking for a new position; describe my daily activities; how do I prospect, etc. Then she jabbered on about the company, the culture, etc. What I was told by the recruiter would be 20-30 minutes was an hour phone screening. I asked a few questions and that was it. Found out later that I was passed over because the "recruitment specialist" didn't feel Ihad a passion for sales in the first 10 minutes of the phone interview. Are you kidding me??? I've been selling for 14+ years and if they had taken my linkedin profile into consideration; they would have read about my "passion" from recommendations from current customers. I was also told by the Lakeshore employee that they had many applications. I have since noticed that they re-posted the position on different on-line job boards. What does that tell you?

The interviewer was pleasant. We went over my resume and discussed what I did, why I left and what salary I was paid. She sounded very interested; however, she sent me an email stating that they selected a different candidate with previous Lakeshore experience.