I just received a notice of a Tivoli job opportunity (6 months, temp-to-hire, reasonable rate, possibly low for Rancho Cordova, California) from a random recruiter. At the bottom of the e-mail was:
If you are not interested due to low rates and location constraints please ignore this mail.
Guess he got tired of negotiating. I suppose I'm going to believe he put his best offer forward right away. Kinda like those "No Dicker Sticker" car dealerships. Well, just like the car dealerships, I will ignore this e-mail (other than this blog post) and won't consider your offer or any possibility of working with you. It's not a recruiter's market just yet, don't get too far ahead of yourself...
To break through the fog for IT workers who don't know the details: Most recruiters get 10-20% of your annual salary as a fee for "finding" you. This is money on the table from the customer that you won't see because they spent it on the recruiter. Most contractors pay you 50% (or less!) of what they are actually billing the customer. Be aware, be knowledgeable. If you don't have strong negotiation skills (IT workers and recruiters), I strongly recommend Getting To Yes: Negotiating Without Giving In an excellent book on the art of negotiating, by Roger Fisher and William Ury.
If anyone is interested in pitching a mutually-agreeable job opportunity for a high-end Tivoli Architect, Unix Guru, and Security Specialist, please feel free to browse my resume and drop me a line.
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