I am glad you went to the meeting for informational purposes.
I am glad you feel that 2010 must be about you and your future.
Just for discussion sake the idea of a fee based agency leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Keep in mind the recruiter you spoke with today is a sales person and makes commission on your agency fee. I find it odd that when they called to set up the appt. they did not mention to you that the agency they rep is a fee based service. To me, that is a red flag.
You said you posted your resume online, right? Is there a way to change your profile so that fee based agencies will not contact you? If so you might want to try that and see if your resume generates any interest. The company that hires you should be paying the agency fee, not you!
I am glad you are being proactive about your career and I do think it's a great first step in the "year of Kevin" I am just leery of fee based agencies.
