gaijin6423
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In most cases, there comes a time when we give in and move on in search of a real job. Having been Active Duty Sober for a whopping 17 hours, I find myself beset on all sides by the people filling the role of those up in the thread title. I'm sure that at least a few of us have dealt with one or more of the firms that are out there, and I'm curious if anyone else has had good/bad experiences with any of them.
I'll start with a good one:
I contacted the firm Bradley-Morris a while back, and within 24 hours, I received a callback from the officer recruiter for my region (name on request, but it's available out there if you don't want to ask). We spoke for about an hour or so, as he asked the standard questions and built a profile on me. After a while, he said, "You know, I'm sure we could place you pretty quickly, but to be honest, I think you're actually marketable well above the typical salary and responsibility ranges we deal with. I don't want to sell you short. I'll tell you what, let me forward your resume out to some other contacts that I have, and see what comes up." About a day later, I had the first of three companies--who were not clients of Bradley-Morris--call me up and conduct initial phone interviews with me. The recruiter in question wasn't making any commission or filling any contracted quota by sending me off to those companies, but he did so anyway because he felt it was the right thing to do.
Has anyone else had a good/bad experience along these lines? Has anyone taken a job through one of the many headhunting firms that they absolutely love/hate? What about pay? Negotiate for a signing bonus or higher salary, based on having a certain clearance, skill set, etc?
I wasn't going to get another job and just live off my wife, but she told me that she wasn't paying for any new guns or ammo. Consequently, I'm looking.
I'll start with a good one:
I contacted the firm Bradley-Morris a while back, and within 24 hours, I received a callback from the officer recruiter for my region (name on request, but it's available out there if you don't want to ask). We spoke for about an hour or so, as he asked the standard questions and built a profile on me. After a while, he said, "You know, I'm sure we could place you pretty quickly, but to be honest, I think you're actually marketable well above the typical salary and responsibility ranges we deal with. I don't want to sell you short. I'll tell you what, let me forward your resume out to some other contacts that I have, and see what comes up." About a day later, I had the first of three companies--who were not clients of Bradley-Morris--call me up and conduct initial phone interviews with me. The recruiter in question wasn't making any commission or filling any contracted quota by sending me off to those companies, but he did so anyway because he felt it was the right thing to do.
Has anyone else had a good/bad experience along these lines? Has anyone taken a job through one of the many headhunting firms that they absolutely love/hate? What about pay? Negotiate for a signing bonus or higher salary, based on having a certain clearance, skill set, etc?
I wasn't going to get another job and just live off my wife, but she told me that she wasn't paying for any new guns or ammo. Consequently, I'm looking.