Looking for a high-tech recruiter in Seattle area

[Dr_Crash]

OK, I have a favor to ask. I am looking for a high-tech recruiter in the Seattle area who could look at someone's resume and give a professional opinion as far as how much that person could earn in the area.

 

Because of the latter, someone you know professionally may be the best thing. Or maybe one of you is a recruiter. I need the favor because I once married someone with a Ph D. in Computer Science who is asking for indefinite support to the tune of half my salary on the grounds that she cannot make more than $400 / month here (cough, cough). A professional opinion re: potential would greatly help me.

 

I know it may be a strange request. It would help me immensely though.

 

Thanks in advance guys and girls.

 

drC

[slothrop]

$400/month? Uh, yeeeaahhh. Sorry your ex-wife is being so obviously vindictive. Send me an email and I'll put in you in contact with some recruiters I know (r k b at speakeasy, dot net).

[chris_w]

That is below minimum wage in wash. If I fremember right, Min wage is $7.35 an hour (7.35*40 hours a week)*4 weeks = $1176.

 

For salary reviews, I was told to look at monster.com (Salary Review) and salaryreview.com. If this is for divorce\child support. Old pay stubs or Tax records can be used for income verification. My GF went through all of this and in doing so, I learned a lot.

 

She also got a LOT of legal advice from the legal forums on craigslist.com. Actually talked to lawerys that gave her info she wouldn't have been able to find out by herself.

 

Chris

Edited September 13, 2005 by chris_w

[Dr_Crash]

That is definitely way below minimum wage. Hey, it's the perfect job if you can stay and work in a home that you just upgraded before filing for divorce, while someone else is sending you half his salary to supplement your lack of income

 

I'll look at the salary reviews online, thanks. Legal forums on Craigs list. I would never have thought of that. I have an attorney anyway because my ex is so litigious she will only speak to me through attorneys.

 

slothrop, email is on the way. Thanks!

 

drC

[BCJ]

I'm a hi-tech recruiter based in Portland, but I do a lot of recruiting in the Seattle area so I might be able to help.

[coug4]

In a previous life I had access to standardized salary survey data on a host of professional and technical fields (no longer, however). If you can locate someone that has access to these surveys (they're expensive) either as a recruiter or an employee of a software company you should be able to debunk her claim.

[JayB]

Where is Velvet Jones when you need him?

[wdietsch]

salary.com

 

it's not a live body witness but I have found it to be pretty "spot on" for use in negotiations

[Dr_Crash]

Thanks. I did find salary.com, but it's nice to hear that it's "spot on." BCJ, I sent you a PM. Thanks.

 

She actually filed papers saying she could make $1917 a month. I have no idea where she got that figure, but looking at the people I hire with just a BS CS and no experience, she could make at least $7000 / month. Of course, she'd have to try to find a job. She was too busy spending the temporary maintenance I gave her to look for a job on vacation in Florida, France, and California to have time looking for a job.

 

Ugh. Time to go do some serious climbing to dissipate all that stress

 

drC

[snugtop]

Hmmm, I take back all those bad things I said about marriage. Sounds like divorce can be very profitable if you're savvy! I thought alimony went the way of the typewriter and the MRS degree but I guess I was wrong. "Temporary maintence" sounds like a paid vacation...

[Bug]

She was too busy spending the temporary maintenance I gave her to look for a job on vacation in Florida, France, and California to have time looking for a job.

 

drC

Will you marry me?

[snugtop]

That's what I'm sayin'!

[Alex]

She actually filed papers saying she could make $1917 a month. I have no idea where she got that figure, but looking at the people I hire with just a BS CS and no experience, she could make at least $7000 / month.

 

For an experienced computer professional, that figure (7,000 a month) is probably median. But the reality is that for someone to make that kind of money on a sustained basis, they have to want to work

[foraker]

I should think any decent lawyer should be able to make mincemeat out of her claims to only being able to make that much money. If she's being vindictive, she's probably operating from the school of though of "well, if I ask for 99% of his income, I'll get half whereas if I ask for half, I may get 25%". if she's been working up until you moved here, her case is weaker. however, if kids are involved you will probably get boned.

[Mr._Natural]

if what leykis says is true, you picked the wrong state to get divorced in. whatever you do, please dont take the Perry Manley option.