One of the best times I ever had was when a recuiter got a inside line to the company I was interning at. We figured out his game because he was sequintually calling… 602.560.xxx1 then 602.560.xxx2… You could literally hear each cube’s phone ring one right after the other. Most of the cubes were empty. My boss noticed this and was so amused by it he had us interns start answering the calls using fake accents and names and had this recuiter thinking the whole company was ready to jump ship for a nothing offer.

Man each time I answered the phone he was getting more and more excited because he thought a fat payday was coming his way…

CE

PS We are seeing the low-balling in my sector too… When I tell them I can still get my old rates they think I am blowing smoke… Im not…