I had sent out a flurry of resumes when my company was bidding for a contract. When the smoke cleared, we won it, and afterwards, I started getting responses to my applications. Exelis contacted me about a job in Afghanistan. Actually, all was done through a recruiter that I don't think was tied to Exelis. They asked me a few questions, and within a week or so, I got a job offer. The offer was horrible - not really horrible - but not great for Afghanistan. They offered very little leave - so - you were going to be working close to 11.5 months a year (7 days a week) and making a pretty crappy salary. What kills me is that I've noticed a new trend of companies asking you for your current salary, and past salaries. Honestly, I think it's none of their business. Obviously, I want to make more money than I'm making now. Even though I gave them my salary requirements, the offer was way below. I responded by asking "Why did you ask for my current salary if you weren't even going to match it?". When I questioned them about their rotation schedule, the recruiter said that it was 'non-negotiable'. So, that's the state of these low-bidder companies. Want to know all of YOUR information, but have no interest in getting good, experienced people. Later on in the week, I had to visit the help desk here in Bagram, and noticed that the staff were just a notch above unskilled labor. ALL were Exelis employees that would never get employment in the States. So, gladly, I dodged that bullet. After I said I wasn't interested in their poor rotation schedule, they rescinded the offer.
