I find that any 'direct hire' jobs are in the same boat as the agencies with usually not having the technical wherewithal to properly define the position they're trying to fill.
However, most firms I've worked with prefer the prescreening that agencies do for them. In general, I find the direct hire firms to not offer as much return value (aka: CASH, in pocket) as I can get through agencies.
To each their own, I suppose. After 10 years I prefer to let them do the heavy lifting while I enjoy lounging around browsing the occasional monster item for myself.
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