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I think it's a chicken-and-egg thing. Employers post low rates and
that's what they get. Either they're only paying that because that's
all the candidate pool they're seeing is worth, or they're only
attracting candidates like that because that's all they're paying...
Gene Kim-eng
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From: "Kathleen MacDowell" <kathleen -at- writefortheuser -dot- com>
> I guess anti-technical might be a good description, but I'm also
> amazed that
> someone like that would be employed as a writer. These days? Is that
> why the
> offering salaries are $14/hr?
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