« Previous | Next »

Small Gestures Contest Winner Announcement

Published on 05/11/09
by Carrie Brancheau, PHR

Before I announce the winner of the Small Gestures Contest, I would like to say that I really enjoyed reading the stories submitted by our participants. It was difficult to pick a winner, which is why I will be sharing some of their stories with you in future “Small Gestures” posts. But, I did have to make a choice and the winner of five (e3) assessments is Cynthia S.

Here is her entry:

“When I was just starting to work (over 30 years ago), my best skill was typing.  I went for an interview with a Harvard law consulting firm.  When I finished the typing test, the door was opened by the boss himself.  He said “I can always tell the sound of a good typist.  I will give you $100 to start tomorrow.”  It blew me away. He didn’t even look at the test.  I was so impressed, I quit my then temp job that day to start the new job he offered.  It wasn’t just the money, I felt I’d be really appreciated in this new job and that it would be full of unconventional approaches (it was).  It did wind up one of the best jobs I ever had, though the temp agency would never call me again when I needed them in the future.  I had made friends there and they were calling asking where I was and wondering what happened. I felt badly for leaving like that, but was too impressed by this ‘gesture.’  Also $100 went a lot further then than today.”

–Cynthia S.

Honorable mentions go to Ilda DeBord, Ms. Cheevious, and Debra Neri for their entries.

Congratulations, Cynthia S.!—We will contact you soon to give you the details!

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

That's it. What Next?

Please leave your comment so we know what you think about this article. Trackback URL: Small Gestures Contest Winner Announcement.

• Identify Top Performer Diagnostics
• Identifying Top Performing Business to Business Sales People
• Key Leadership Attributes For Hiring
• Small Gestures Build Community
• A Brief History of the (e3) Behavioral Assessment