@javaweeny said:Do any of you have experience with recruiters?  There are two kinds of recruiters. The kind who works for XYZ corporation and is trying to get full-time employees to come work permanently at XYZ corporation is every bit as good or bad as XYZ corporation. The recruiter who hired me at EDS was a jerk, and the job sucked. The recruiter who hired me at RDA was fantastic, and the job rocks. But they represent a minority of recruiters, and it doesn't sound like this is what you mean. The other kind of recruiter works for ABC corporation and is trying to get contractors to work on a four-month contract at XYZ, or a six-month contract at QRS, or a temp-to-perm slot at LMNOP. That recruiter, in most cases, is a salesman. That is all. His job is to get you into the client's office and billing. He does not know or care whether you are qualified for the job. All he cares about is how many warm bodies he can put in high hourly rate positions. Now, that said, most of those warm bodies have one or both thumbs firmly planted up their backsides - if not their heads. So if you're good at what you do, this is a decent gig in your early career, because it won't take all that long before a client takes an interest in you. Be aware that your recruiter is not and will never be looking out for your best interests, no matter what he says. His interest is to keep you with his contracting firm working on his contracts. He does not want you to go to any other agency, take any other contracts, or get a full-time position. Many/most recruiters will outright lie to you rather than let these things happen. So if another recruiter calls you, he'll happily assure you that everything will be starlight and candy if you jump ship for his agency, while your existing recruiter will swear all up and down that you're going to die or go to jail if you leave. Do not trust these people. Keep a copy of your contract, read your contract thoroughly, and if you don't understand it talk to a lawyer. It may cost you a hundred bucks or so, but honestly, knowing your rights is worth thousands. All it takes is one solid recruiter bidding war to kick your hourly rate up ten or twenty bucks. There is also much less risk than you would think in just signing the contract and taking the job so you can earn a couple paychecks before talking to that lawyer. Most employment contracts at contracting agencies are deliberately constructed to be very, very scary even though the contract is actually unenforceable. That's why they have the little clause near the end that says even if some of the contract is unenforceable (read: illegal to put in an employment contract), the rest of the contract still applies. They know some of the contract is unenforceable. They're just betting you'll never know what parts.