So you’ve finally landed your in-person interview at a highly creative, respected ad agency. You’ve done your research; you’ve prepared yourself and your family for a potential change or relocation. You’re starting feel really good about yourself…in fact, your confidence is sky-rocketing. You nailed your phone interview and they want to bring you in for the real deal. All your daydreams of the great creative work you’ll be doing and the awards you’ll be winning are no more. Now you’re dreaming of your own private office, your new title, the posh treatment you’ll be getting when they welcome you to…

What and who am I sick of today? People who continue to think that their freelance rate should add up to the same amount as a base salary. That’s great that you are making fifty even sixty dollars an hour as a freelancer. You should be making that much if you have to pay your own medical benefits, begrudgingly allow the government to take more of your money for taxes, AND having to deal with the paperwork/collections of your little one-man show. However, if you decide that you want more stability and start applying for a full-time, agency position then…

You have many choices to make when you are looking for a job. And I don’t just mean boxers or briefs. I mean, you could choose the lonely path and do it on your own. Or, you could choose to work with a qualified, and (dare-I-say-it?) fascinating and bubbly recruiter like Moi! Let’s compare the two options, shall we?

Option Number One:

You get home from that job you hate, grab a beer and the remainders of the Cheetos you haven’t polished off yet, and plant yourself in front of the computer.

“Ok, let’s see…what do I want to do? Oh, man, I’m…