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Subject:RE: Did I overreact? From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 31 May 2006 10:39:51 -0400
Geez, Lou, again with the realtors. I thought we were talking about tech
writing... Given your own experiences and the others reported on today's
thread, maybe it would be better not to generalize. Rather, in perusing
the archives, you can get a pretty good idea what to look for in a
recruiter, and which ones to avoid. And good luck selling that condo!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lou Quillio
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 9:58 AM
> To: Dan Goldstein
> Cc: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Re: Did I overreact?
>
> ... Yes, I've had positive experiences with recruiters,
> same as everybody. It's just that we're in a period of
> distorted fees. That distortion is maintained via
> secrecy, false complexity, non-compete agreements and
> role inflation.
>
> Realtors work the same grift...
>
> Suppose you got all the recruiters, recruits, and
> employers in the western world in one room, and spread
> the numbers out on the table. The recruits would be
> shocked, the employers surprised, and the recruiters
> red-faced -- if they showed up, and they wouldn't.
>
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