Re: Did I overreact?

[jim guarino <jag9330 -at- earthlink -dot- net>]

Did the recruiter have no choice? Was this a difficult "sale" for the recruiter, so (s)he emphasized the positive and tried to minimize the negative? 

I'm not defending the recruiter's actions, just offering a possible explanation. This happened to me several times, and in each case, the recruiter was unable to maintain a normal tone of voice or look me in the eye when quoting the dollar figure. I was upset with the recruiter for wasting my time; she should have known that the compensation was way too low.

Jim Guarino

>From: "Kapoor, Shelly" <SKapoor -at- imf -dot- org>
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>A recruiter called me last week to discuss a tech. writer position at a
>company.  She waxed eloquent about this "billion-dollar" company, its
>values etc.  When we got around to discussing the compensation package,
>she quoted a figure of 24 dollars an hour.   Needless to say, I was
>quite peeved to learn that this "supposed billion dollar company" was
>offering me peanuts in exchange for my services.
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