[Kylekramer]

Maybe I am way off base, but I wasn't under the impression college recruiters were in a position of power when it comes to employment.

[jlgreco]

I don't see why not; everybody is hiring straight from colleges these days. Who couldn't use another good recruiter?

I don't believe for one instant that these are people just desperately trying to feed their starving family. They have options, they choose to stay on.

[nitrogen]

How many options are there for someone whose primary skill is conversational fluency in and syntactic mastery of Arabic, Russian, and English? We don't see many articles about a commercial shortage of translators.

[jlgreco]

I haven't looked into it, but perhaps the students in this audio clip can help you out there. They don't seem to concerned about burning this particular bridge.