Hey, y’all! I’m curious to know whether any of you have worked with recruiting companies before. What was it like? Should I even spend my time with them?

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I have in the past. They’re highly motivated to get you into a contract role as quickly as possible. For you, UX, I recommend Aquent, Creative Circle and Apex - we seem to get the best talent from Aquent.

After you’re placed, it’s a mixed bag. Not a requirement, but your recruiter should check in with you periodically. Aquent is the best at this. Others will just disappear until you come close to the end of your contract - they want to get a commitment from the company to keep you for one more year, or get you an FTE roll and then the company will have to buy you out

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