All of a Sudden It's Hitting the Fan...

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Discussion Overview

This thread centers around participants sharing their recent experiences with recruiting new consultants after promotions within the Pampered Chef community. Many express excitement about their successes, while others reflect on challenges faced in recruiting efforts.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, shared that after promoting to Director, they experienced a surge in recruit leads, including multiple signings and interest from hosts.
  • Another participant noted a similar trend, attributing it to their recent promotion and the current economic climate making Pampered Chef a viable income source for others.
  • Several users mentioned their excitement about upcoming recruit interviews and expressed hope for successful outcomes.
  • One participant expressed frustration with their recruiting efforts, highlighting challenges in getting responses from potential recruits.
  • Another participant shared their strategy of asking hosts about the opportunity, resulting in new leads and meetings scheduled to discuss possibilities.
  • One participant reflected on their initial struggles with recruiting, noting that their first consultants were not active, but they are now seeing positive results from their efforts.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ among participants, with some experiencing success in recruiting while others face challenges. No clear consensus emerges regarding the overall ease or difficulty of recruiting.

Contextual Notes

Participants share personal experiences and insights related to their recruiting journeys, reflecting a range of outcomes and emotions tied to their efforts.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants looking for relatable experiences regarding recruiting challenges and successes may find this discussion insightful.

Chefstover2
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In a good way! I promoted to Director December 1st (yay!) and all of a sudden I have recruit leads coming out the wazoo!!

-I signed one December 31st
-another one due to sign tomorrow.
-One of my hosts from the summer e-mailed and she's ready (and probably will be signing her mother as her first recruit--yay for Senior Consultants-to-be!).
-Met a lady on the plane home from Leadership and she's interested as well as doing it with her daughter

I did get one home office lead but so far it hasn't panned out, but it's all good...I still have a list as long as my arm I probably need to connect with.

Now, if I can get my show schedule to match my recruiting schedule, I'll be soooo on track for Disney!!
 
Work it girl!!!!!!!!!
 
Kristen,
The same is happening for me. I think it is a combination of since we promoted, it is like we know we know how to recruit, we've done it, and also, I think that with the economy the way it is, people are more open to looking at PC as a viable source of extra income.
 
yay to both of you - save some of that mojo for when i promote (this summer?)
 
Oh my gosh, it is happening to me too! I have 3 recruit interviews this week. Keep your fingers crossed for me....please? I already have two but this would be the icing on the cake.
 
Way to go ladies! I hope to be joining the band wagon with you soon! ;)
 
Wow....I wish mine would pan out like that. Most of them just want me to do an adjusment or want just a catalog and never answer my follow up calls.
 
I'm jump on this too! It's truly all about listening and ASKING!!!

Just tonight on my calls, I tried to reconnect with a host who had cancelled her show back in November. Right off the bat she was defensive, and upset that she didn't have time to host a show since she had just lost her job. DING DING DING the bells went off! :sing::sing: So, of course I asked her if she had even considered doing PC. We are meeting Thursday for lunch to discuss the possibilities. JUST ASK!!!
Another lead coming to observe a show this weekend. Another set to sign in mid-Feb. Another doing a catalog show for February and will possibly take the kit credit.

And keep in mind that EVERY host is a lead.
 
Kristen - so did not mean to hijack your thread!! But awesome job on your recruiting and getting your downline to understand recruiting as well! :D:D
 
Great job everyone!
 
Chefstover2 said:
In a good way! I promoted to Director December 1st (yay!) and all of a sudden I have recruit leads coming out the wazoo!!

-I signed one December 31st
-another one due to sign tomorrow.
-One of my hosts from the summer e-mailed and she's ready (and probably will be signing her mother as her first recruit--yay for Senior Consultants-to-be!).
-Met a lady on the plane home from Leadership and she's interested as well as doing it with her daughter

I did get one home office lead but so far it hasn't panned out, but it's all good...I still have a list as long as my arm I probably need to connect with.

Now, if I can get my show schedule to match my recruiting schedule, I'll be soooo on track for Disney!!
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I think this is all very awesome news! I'm so very excited AND happy for you! This is the kind of mayhem and foolishness that I can get behind!
 
I'd love to have that! I'm getting nothing but "no's" from my booking calls and the one "maybe" recruit from October is driving me nuts with, "When I'm not so busy"...."my parents are ill"..."It's tax season and I'm a bookkeeper for multiple clients". She is a former consultant so she knows what she needs to do. I'm trying...rub some of that on the monitor please! LOL!
 
way to go! that is very exciting news! good luck to all of you!
 
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Amy and Jane,

Just so you don't think this all comes naturally, my first 5 consultants were kitnappers...they did not even one show! And I didn't even sign my first one until I was 18 months into the business! It has been a long, hard road...I'm just so excited to finally see some of my efforts paying off. :sing:

Don't give up and ask, ask, ask!!! :)

BTW, my newest did sign today!! :cheerleader:
 
Your excitement must be glowing on you like a new consultant and everyone wants to share your excitement. Congratulations!
 

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