I don't have time for a big thing. Just wanted to warn you off the "pay ahead of time fee" to a head hunter. I'll send you an email about the pitfalls of that later this week or next if you want. It's just not done much. You don't pay upfront...head hunters get paid by companies who pay THEM to FIND YOU and that's how it's done in 98% of the times. The other times, when a potential employee hires a firm, they only pay after they're placed in their new job. And I do not for a second believe anyone who says they have a "guaranteed placement" of 100% in ANY economy, let alone this one. NO way. Did you research this company and any reviews online? That's not adequate for research but it sure beats just hearing their sales pitch. Please, contracts for personal services that are like this, are very hard to enforce so once they get your money, they have no motivation to keep working for you. And you'll have virtually no legal recourse...they'll say you blew the interview or you were too picky (because you didn't want to work in Thailand, or do work for which you are not suited, etc) they'll say they TRIED, per the contract and that's that...
Agents in Hollywood get paid only when they get you work. The big tip off here in LA, about a rip off fake agent is when they charge you an upfront fee to "manage' and package and market you and make you a star --all are the hallmarks of a SCAM....(kind of like promising you they're SURE they can double your income as your guy promised...all without more schooling or training??? Amazing...and too good to be true).
NO ONE I know paid up front...even the companies that hire head hunters (like the ones who hired my h and me), only paid the head hunters after they hired us and we paid nothing.
Don't take another short cut K4, it's a pattern...do the research and this pro-marriage/survive divorce site, as wonderful as it is, does NOT constitute "research" for financial or career planning. Checking the crowd's gut feeling is one thing, but I fear you don't take the next steps or follow through on the suggestions so these posts end up being "what you do" as far as research --and that's just dangerous.
None of us are wanting you to take our advice and run with it, we're just tossing out ideas and opinions...you have to weed thru the views and ideas and dig deeper & really do the work of your life.
Good luck & Happy New Year Kevin. j-
M: 57 H: 60 M: 35 yrs S30,D28,D19 H off to Alaska 2006 Recon 7/07- 8/08 *2016* X = "ALASKA 2.0" GROUND HOG DAY I File D 10/16 OW DIV 2/26/2018 X marries OW 5/2016
