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Trapped in Recruiter Hell

28 Mar 2008 |  Posted by Erik St. Martin |  0 Comment.
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This day and age its nearly impossible for anyone in the IT field to not have run ins with a head hunter at one point or another. Many employers have moved to the try before you buy philosophy. Get the expert in there doing work for a few months and see how things turn out. This interaction irritates me quite frequently. Who am I kidding it irritates me about 90% of the time. Dealing with these people is rarely a good experience. Never Ending Phone Calls & Emails First and foremost you have to deal with the never ending calls from about 30 of these places at a time. That of course...




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