Breaking deadlines seems to be an Adelaide phenomenon.
Sure, clients in Sydney sometimes break deadlines but in Adelaide, it’s a disease.
The cruel truth is people who fail to notify us they are going to break a deadline speaks volumes about their professionalism.
It tells us as professional writers, the employment document is not very important and they’ve got better things to do.
We warn prospective clients by email and provide them with the terms and conditions.
Break deadlines without notification and we terminate immediately. Why?
- It shows the client isn’t professional.
- It shows he or she can’t manage their time.
- It shows getting a job is low on their list of priorities.
- It disrespects the writer or writers.
- It attacks our business model.
- It wastes time we could have spent helping people who are desperate to get a job.
The profile of the deadline breaker for recruiters is not hopeful.
Job applicants who can’t think objectively about why deadlines are important are rarely short-listed.
They are wasting their time and ours.