Re: Did I overreact?

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

There is certainly no reason to be insulted, especially if the
person calling is a recruiter trying to fill a direct-hire position
and not merely someone from a temp agency looking for 
someone they can buy cheap and sell higher.  But it is also
possible to communicate, non-insultingly, that the offer is
so far out of your range that it has crossed the line into 
absurdity.  With a bit of practice, you can actually end up
having a two-way commiseration with the recruiter on the
current rates he/she can offer you that can help build a
relationship.  I have two or three recruiters in my address
book with whom I exchange periodic emails even when
neither of us is looking for candidates or positions just to
keep up to date, and all of those began with me turning
down some offer or another from them with more than a
simple "thanks but no thanks, bye."

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Posada" <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>