[knurdle]

I went through quite a few recruiters before finding someone I really liked and trusted and sent me good candidates.

What I've learned is that it really comes down to the recruiting firm. The person I ended up using, their firm has incentivized them to stay and build relationships, not just go for the quick sell. They are the only person I know who has stayed at the same firm for years.

All the other recruiters I've tried have basically jumped to a new firm every 6 months to a year, they are just chasing the money.

So I would say ask talk to the recruiters/firm. Ask them how long they've been in that company, what's the average tenure.

[busterarm]

We found a "build relationships" type recruiter, but he keeps trying to take us out to basketball games, etc. That's fine but uncomfortable because we can't guarantee him any new business. We haven't hired anyone since the last placement and aren't likely to soon.