Were these company recruiters, or third-party recruiters? I've never really had any luck with third-party recruiters - they don't seem to have an interest in u

Were these company recruiters, or third-party recruiters? I've never really had any luck with third-party recruiters - they don't seem to have an interest in understanding you and your skills, assuming they even understand those skills. My experience with Facebook's recruiting team has been amazing, though. August last year I was approached by a technical recruiter at Facebook because I attended Velocity. I was initially quite skeptical about the entire thing (I'm from South Africa, needed a H-1B, needed my partner to get a visa as well) as well as generally jaded due to burn-out. She kept on my case, roping in lawyers and so forth to answer my more detailed questions about the work visa situation. Another recruiter was involved in the final prep, on-site interview, offer, and acceptance, and then through all the visa paperwork (and boy do I hate paperwork!), up till the first day at work. And then they didn't disappear - they've been keeping in contact with me, meeting at lunch every few weeks, seeing how I'm settling in, whether I want to stay where I am in the company, and introducing me to people. And I've now worked with them twice at recruiting events - at Velocity and Hacker Fair. So, I hope you encounter recruiters who make you feel like a human being, and who care as much about doing a good job as you do, because they are out there.