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  1. Amen brother!!!

    I keep getting phone calls (that I let go to voice mail) that tell me “I will send you an email too”. Then with LinkedIn, as soon as they call me they find me on there and immediately send a request to join their network.

  2. Well I like the list….@Garette: No point generalizing the Indian Recruiters….I am getting constant calls from Fortune 500 companies (Accenture, KPMG etc…offering $70k in a place like California!!)

    • Good point Adam. I see a lot of firms from India offering low rates because there are so many layers of companies taking a piece of the rate: A company wants to hire a consultant/contractor, so they have a staffing firm try and fill the position. That staffing firm can’t find someone, so they sub-contract out to a large staffing firm in India. That large staffing firm then sub-contracts out to a smaller staffing firm, and on-and-on. If contacted by a recruiter, the first question to ask them is if they are working directly for the client. If not, they are one of many layers and the rate will be low. As for those large consulting firms offering the low salary, I find that a lot too. Those firms pay a low salary and then bill you at triple (or more) what you are making. The result? Lot’s of junior programmers doing senior level work. That is why so many projects fail or go way over budget. Stay tuned for a future blog post on this topic…

  3. Dear James, your site provided me with invaluable, priceless advice, wisdom, knowledge. As corny as that sounds, I appreciate you being there and publishing all that. Thank you Sir.

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