On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Josh Coates<[email protected]> wrote: >>If you can trust your recruiter > > lol. > >>(like a realtor or banker) > > rofl. > > like many people in the service industry recruiters (and realtors, > investment bankers) are typically referred to as "coin-operated whores" for > a reason,
Ouch. You're right, but ouch. lol. > they are motivated to convince the > employer that you are worth a lot of money so they get a bigger payday from > the placement. I won't deny that it helps to get a bigger payday than a smaller one. Would anyone turn that down? Keep in mind that a recruiter working a desk at an agency somewhere will see (unfortunately) a fraction of the fee... maybe 3% to 5% or, at some boutique firms I have seen up to 30% of the fee. Unless they're a firm's partner or top-biller, you usually won't see them driving the BMW home at the end of the day. They probably have a 5-10yr old Honda and a Mortgage and a financial situation kindof like the people they're bustin' it to place every day... Some recruiters are rock stars and have the car, portfolio and ego to prove it. Most are "just a squirrel in the world, tryin' to get a nut." /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
