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At 01:42 PM 03/31/2000 -0500, Abby_Schiff -at- factset -dot- com wrote:
>My friend's boyfriend, who works in the IT dept. of a
>very prominent national magazine, recently told me that
>he's broke this year because when his headhunter placed
>him in the job, the headhunting firm got 25% of his first
>year's salary... Did my friend's boyfriend get shafted?
It sure sounds that way. Especially in today's market, I can't imagine
anyone having to pay a headhunter to find a job.
