I was contacted via email by a national recruiting firm who had not placed anyone with employer in job location. The recruiter data mined LinkedIn for my skill set and retrieved my profile. I was screened by two recruiters via email and phone. A technical phone interview was arranged for three days later on Monday. The technical phone interview lasted about an hour and the interviewer recommended me to the hiring manager. A 1:1 interview with the hiring manager took place three days later. The hiring manager spent the morning with me discussing responsibilities of the position and where the department fit into the company's objectives and vision. I was the job that morning and we arrived at a mutually agreeable salary with no negotiation. Unfortunately, the next two weeks were spent parrying with the recruiting agency who did not have a valid recruiting contract with the employer. I was left with an overall negative impression of the recruiting agency because of the actions of its representatives.