“I’m telling you that the absolute very best time to talk to a recruiter happens when you’re not looking for a job.”
The recruiter gets about 10 percent of your first year’s salary. That is the whole reason they keep calling. Chesser answers every one with a pasted script that demands the company name, the job description and the comp up front. Anything below 1.5 times his current pay gets a polite no. Your employer counts on you never learning what the market pays.