As some of you know, I've been trying to get myself out of this steam bath of a city (New Orleans) for quite a while. I have savings; I could make the jump. But I can't jump without a job.

Naturally I've been sending out resumes. But of course each job I apply for online takes time, since I have to tweak my resume and cover letter to include the key words from the ad so their software (or their simple-minded HR people) can pick them up. And while I have a good idea about where I'd like to live, I could still be missing jobs in some places that would be real deals.

Would it make any sense to register with a recruiter that could handle me, match me up with jobs in the areas I'm interested in? Now I'm not a $100K a year CEO; I'm an office manager with a load of IT training and experience. If there are any recruiters I could use, how will I know a good one from a bad one? Do they handle academic jobs at all? Anybody ever use one?

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-- Paul W. (The Benzadmiral)
('03 Buick Park Avenue, charcoal/cream)
Formerly:
'97 C230, smoke silver/parchment; '86 420SEL, anthracite/light grey; '84 280CE (W123), dark blue/palomino