It's rare to find a young guy like that before headhunters have already bounced him around two or three companies. The trip to meet my client company in Santa Clara, Calif. left him with eyes wide. This was where he wanted to live, he wanted to work for my client, and he couldn't wait to get back to Texas to pack. He accepted the offer the day he got back home. The Friday before Mark was to report for work with his new employer, my secretary announced he was on the phone.
Headhunters hate getting that call from a candidate.
It usually means one thing. I'm really sorry, Nick. I just don't know how to tell you this, but I guess I can't take the job. I really want it, but it isn't going to work. You were so ready to move.