I've had 3 good experiences plus many horrendous, horrible, and painful experiences that make me totally dubious of all recruiters. As a matter of fact I now c

I've had 3 good experiences plus many horrendous, horrible, and painful experiences that make me totally dubious of all recruiters. As a matter of fact I now carry a copy of my resume to all interviews. However, to answer the question: - A two guy recruiting shop. They were utterly clueless as to what made a good programmer but they had hearts of gold. They showed you what they were sending over to the companies before they sent it and gave mock interviews to their candidates. - A nice guy from Aerotek who even tried to help get the other half a job in the neighborhood of an offer letter. He was the 2nd recruiter who didn't "enhance" or "embellish" my resume other than adding the "aerotek" thing they all do. - A four person shop that pre-screened candidates with knowledgeable questions about programming. I couldn't tell if they understood the answers but I liked the effort. Alas, all they had were .NET jobs and I'm not .NET programmer. I've also had conversations with another head hunter from a different industry that does his own thing, the same way he's been doing it for 30+ years.