From: Kane, Christopher A. (christopher.kane@xxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Aug 14 2002 - 13:29:05 GMT-3
> I just had a recruiter tell me that as a CCIE (with a
> little over 3 years of experience), I should be happy
> to take a
> job for $60k in the Dallas area. Now I know things
> aren't great right now,
> but this seems a little extreme. Has it really come
> to cutting our salaries in half and putting up with
> serious attitudes from recruiters? She basically
> chewed me out because I was
> "not serious" about my job search. I found her
> attitude extremely
> unprofessional and I am honestly shocked at her
> demeanor. Just to make sure I'm not way off base
> here, can anybody tell
> me if this is really where things are right now, or
> was this just a bad
> apple?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
> CCIE #9340
>
I think your attitude is correct. I'm not sure how where I live (Columbus,
Ohio) compares to Dallas, but $90-$100 is still available to the CCIE level.
Don't cut your expectations in half, rather, expect to reduce just a bit.
My .02
-chris
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