> My general policy with third-party recruiters is to not tell them ANYTHING and to always deal directly with the companies they introduce you, once you establi

> My general policy with third-party recruiters is to not tell them ANYTHING and to always deal directly with the companies they introduce you, once you establish a point of contact there. As a third-party recruiter, I'd love that, but absolutely none of the companies we work with want that, and we can always ask for more money or informally sound out an employer in a way that's much more difficult for the candidate to do directly.