UPDATE: received acknowledgement that the company understands it's miscommunication to me, but no…read moreaction has been suggested to correct the situation. I do not feel that the company advocated enough for me during my placement. I had to prompt most of the communications and the process took months. I also think they could have been better educated about the pros/cons of placing me in another state. There has been lack of follow through on their end since placing me as well and when I communicated to them that the placement was not ideal, and that a, b + c were not actually what they were made out to be, they gave some lame response about the tax man and ghosted me after learning that I was unhappy.

Awesome. Here is…read morethe list of temp agencies I interviewed with: Opportunities Group Avanti Staffing Temp Time New Office Temps Interviewing Consultants The Chicago Hire Company Smart Resources Smart was the last one I met with, and the first one to give me a job. Also, they've been getting me the jobs which pay the highest. I've been consistently checking in with all, and Smart is the only one who keeps stepping up to my weird schedule and weird demands. They also have this awesome thing called "FAST," you come in on a prescheduled day at 8am, and if someone calls in with a last minute job you're out the door with a job. If no one calls, you're guaranteed four hours of office work for $10 an hour. Fact is, though, someone usually calls, and you're at the top of the list because you're there. Libby is super awesome - a great listener, and she's really trying hard to get me a better position that she says will pay more and make better use of my skills. She always returns phone calls promptly, regardless of how unimportant my issue is. Compared to the others on my list: Except for Avanti, which focuses more on permanent staffing and who's been great so far, they all pale in comparison to Smart. They were all super friendly and responsive and encouraging when I first met them, and have, at best, been spotty and inconsistent with responding to my needs after that first day. Most don't even return phone calls at all. Whatever assignments I got with them paid less then the minimum I told them I would work for. Obviously it's probably best to register at a bunch of places, but if you're going to go with one, go with Smart.