[epoxyhockey]

If I call any recruiting agency in the Bay Area, I will be offered interviews with at least 3 companies, along with promises that I would be offered a salary of 20% above market. The interviews would be conducted in the recruiter's offices and the salary figures will quickly decline once actually speaking to a company representative.

I feel like I'm still not seeing the additional value that Developer Auction brings to the table. Am I missing something or are they just offering an air of exclusivity?

[ritchiea]

I found there to be two advantages:

1. I get contacted by tons of recruiters over linkedin, but I have no idea which of them actually have relationships with great companies. Lots of them make big promises and introduce you to terrible uninspiring companies. Through Developer Auction I got interviews at some really interesting companies.

2. You the developer get a cut of the recruiter fee if you are hired through developer auction.

[ritchiea]

Let me add one more thing. I once had the experience where I was working with a recruiter who made promises about introductions and ended up introducing me to just one company that was a bad technology fit over 2-3 weeks. While at the same time I was able to land myself multiple interviews just by talking with people. Some recruiters aren't very good at their jobs and you don't find that out until you waste time working with them.

[egillie]

Developer Auction requires the companies to actually offer what they say they will. If someone offers you 120k, that number won't go down after you interview on-campus.