PS. I like also the style of author. Each point starts with short title then longer sentence with description and lastly few sentences with elaboration regarding that point but not too long.
There is also the added benefit of saving a lot of time on both sides, because I do not even want to get into a lengthy conversation about a position I have zero interest in.
Again, sorry for hijacking your reply to talk about something entirely different!
I got regular calls from my cellphone provider about offers until one day I had enough and told them if they call me once more I will cancel my contract with them and go out of my way not to do any business with them again. If they want to show me an offer they can just send me an email. They didn't.
Generally my advice is to never agree to anything via phone. Tell them to send you the details. They always try to use the heat of the moment to make you do things that might not be in your interest. If it is really a good offer it will still be good hours later when you read the actual details.
My realization: it doesn't save them any time, as talking to you is seen as one of their goal.
The type of personality in that line of work usually thrive in live calls more than in factual chat, so there's absolutely no downside for them most of the time.
Ironically this gives me even less confidence that I would be interested in what they offer. Maybe the mere fact that they conveyed the offer and spent an hour in a phone call is all they wanted actually?
Maybe I'm just being overly pessimistic on the matter though.
SDRs/BDRs are often compensated by a "meetings set" goal. They may linger on the phone with you if they think you will agree to a meeting with an account exec. But outside of this initial marketing outreach, effective sales people don't want to waste their time with you. Much more so than engineers, they are measured and paid on objective results and specific productivity metrics.
1. Getting you on a call (anyone, not just recruiter) is a way to drive the interaction to a conclusion, one way or the other.
2. Getting you on a call gives them the opportunity to read you.
3. Getting you on a call gives them the opportunity (if they are of the type), to make you feel a social obligation to reciprocate (information, time, etc)I think it can be intesting to talk to a recruiter even if they have nothing decent to offer, provided one also enjoys just talking to other people. I just don't think it's an optimal path for anyone actually interested in a position, doing one's homework and applying to a company one's actually interested in can have better results.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_pyramid_(journalism)