But if Ron says, "Well, I have no open requisition," you say, "How could you? My experience is unique. And if you did, we'd have to go through all the red tape. I'd probably never even meet with you!"
Your next step is an offer to do something for free that the manager wants done -- and to meet about it on Saturday when time is leisurely (and gatekeepers aren't watching your every move). Saturday is a good time for happy talk about family, friends, food, fun, future. This is primitive, basic connecting -- the only thing that gets people hired. Saturday for sure!
SIT-IN VS. FILLING NEED. As for whether a seeker should plant a flag and refuse to leave the employment lobby, it's a mistake, Allen says:
"There are big differences between being annoying, as in camping out, and being assertive, as in appearing like a genie ready to help."
Allen says a sit-in indicates that you are not in demand, that you don't value your time, and that you don't mind interrupting the interviewer.
It all adds up, Allen believes, to a negative conclusion about the sit-in, whether you're younger or older:
"The marginal message that you are tenacious is overwhelmed by the louder message that you don't play by the rules. When I was visited by walk-ins, yes, I hired them regularly. When I was visited by sit-ins, no, I called security!"