Congrats, Andy, way to go.

How much of a head hunter fee did you have to pay?

Never had to pay anything. None of them accepted the full time job.
All didn't want to travel which was part of the job.

One I really wanted was from Cuba.
He came over on a raft. Told me some bad stories about that trip.
Coast Guard grabbed them and he spent a couple years in Gitmo before being allowed to come to the States.

He got his Citizenship and all that. I respect that! I often wonder how life went for him.

In my industry hiring a technician away from a temp agency can cost a lot. Enough to be a deterrent to hiring them as opposed to someone off the street of equal experience.