From: Scott Hoover (dizzy74_98@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Aug 14 2002 - 14:38:08 GMT-3
Thanks everybody for the replies. I really wasn't
asking for that much money so I'm confused at what
prompted the attitude. Just wanted to make sure that
I hadn't completely lost touch with the market. Back
to the search.
Thanks,
Scott
CCIE #9340
--- Scott Morris <swm@emanon.com> wrote:
> I would have told her that she should be happy to
> place a candidate
> without taking any fee and see what she says.
>
> Many headhunters have had to cut THEIR fees in half
> to remain
> competitive, but that has nothing to do with us.
> $60k in Dallas isn't
> much at all. If you need it bad enough, you'll do
> it, but personally I
> wouldn't recommend it.
>
> The recruiters I've heard from have still been very
> nice. They're
> probably just a little peeved at the lack of market
> and slew of
> candidates they have to wade through. God forbid
> that they actually
> work for their money. :) I think you just got a
> bad apple there.
>
> Just my opinion.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Scott Hoover
> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 11:57 AM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: OT: Current salaries and recruiters
> w/attitudes
>
>
> 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
>
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