Unemployed Potential Recruit... What to Say?

[chefmelody]

I have a potential recruit right now who really wants to sign, but she doesn't have a current job. She doesn't think she can come up with the initial money, and keeps telling me that she'll wait until she gets another job. I want to tell her that PC will bring in her extra income right away, but I know it won't be a full-time income right off the bat.

So, how can I help her out? She told me to just keep checking in with her every few weeks, which is what I'm doing. She always seems happy to hear from me, and we have a nice chat on the phone. Hopefully, she'll come to my team meeting next month.

I'd love to sit down with her and discuss financial options, but I'm not sure the words to say. I know she'd earn the kit money back in the first couple of shows, but I also know it's difficult to cough up $155 right off the bat.

 

[dannyzmom]

Tell her to hold a garage sale to raise the $155 and then she can order her kit and will neveer have to worry about a job again!

 

[PampMomof3]

I agree with Carolyn. I would worry if you put the money out for her, you wouldn't get it back!

 

[dannyzmom]

I agree with Carolyn. I would worry if you put the money out for her, you wouldn't get it back!

Do NOT put the $ out for her - we've heard the horror stories here on CS about doing that...

 

[PampMomof3]

Do NOT put the $ out for her - we've heard the horror stories here on CS about doing that...

Yes we have!!!

 

[chefann]

Do NOT put the $ out for her - we've heard the horror stories here on CS about doing that...

Not to mention, if she doesn't pay for the kit, she has no financial attachment to it. If she does pay for it, she takes responsibility and is more likely to do something- at least to get her initial investment back.

 

[pchefkristin]

Help her secure four catalog shows. Get the host info for each of the four. Provide her with a quick start box if you have it, or some catalogs and order forms at the very least.

If she gets her four shows working now, by the time she is ready to close them, you can put her contract in and she will have a return of her cash in less than two weeks if you time it right. Plus, she will get the double incentives for her first 30 days, and you get 2,000 points towards the trip incentive!

I have taken and financed the kit this way, and had them postdate a check to me for the kit price. I havent been burned yet, and even if it does bounce, one of my girls is a Michigan State Trooper, and having had experience with host and guest bounced checks... nothing says pay up like the State Police. Heheh.

 

[mommyhugz1978]

Have her host her own show.. and earn a portion of the kit.. if not all of it!!!

 

[chefmelody]

Have her host her own show.. and earn a portion of the kit.. if not all of it!!!

Too bad it doesn't work that way. I wish they could apply more than $40 of their host benfits toward their kit, especially since the price has increased.

 

[dannyzmom]

Too bad it doesn't work that way. I wish they could apply more than $40 of their host benfits toward their kit, especially since the price has increased.

Gosh - how cool woul dit be if a host could earn her entire kit!?!?!? Or even get it as a 1/2 price item??

 

[DebbieJ]

I don't think the $40 kit credit is a deal at all and I always explain to my recruits how they could earn much more than that back by hosting their first "grand opening show."

They can make their $155 back so fast.....

 

[mommyhugz1978]

Too bad it doesn't work that way. I wish they could apply more than $40 of their host benfits toward their kit, especially since the price has increased.

I wish it worked that way as well.... for those host's that would like to use their whole free product value for the kit!!! But hosting a show would help with it... hmmmmm that is a tough one!

 

[chefann]

Gosh - how cool woul dit be if a host could earn her entire kit!?!?!? Or even get it as a 1/2 price item??

I don't think people would take it seriously as a business if they got the kit for free.

 

[janetupnorth]

I don't think the $40 kit credit is a deal at all and I always explain to my recruits how they could earn much more than that back by hosting their first "grand opening show."

They can make their $155 back so fast.....

I agree 100% - I wholeheartedly put the $155 and wanted the guests to be my first guests/hosts rather than taking orders only to get $40 off then having people not host a show sayng "well you just hosted one and we bought what we need"