Yes, they are still doing it. You can visit their web site 10xmanagement.com to see for yourself. They still represent me. The same founders have a parallel com

Yes, they are still doing it. You can visit their web site 10xmanagement.com to see for yourself. They still represent me. The same founders have a parallel company 10X Ascend built specifically around negotiating for full-time jobs, not the same as the full agent model. I don’t really know how hard it is to get taken on by 10X. The process wasn’t particularly hard for me (in 2013). I know they have a fairly long backlog of applications. I know they prefer people with significant experience and specialized or in-demand skills who already know how to work independently with customers. Agents will of course specialize in fields they understand, and an agent can only credibly represent a small number of clients. I imagine the agent model doesn’t scale as easily as recruitment or “body shop” consulting companies, because it’s more personal and tailored than a numbers game. Like I wrote I have heard of other agents in the software field, but I only have direct experience with 10X Management. I found out about them from a magazine article.