Working Through Agencies: Independence or Indentured Servitude?

Many contractors get their starts through job shops or employment agencies. But are agencies on the path to independence or just trading one employer for another? Working through agencies has its pros and cons. Whether an agency contract or two might suit you and fit well with your business plans depends as much on your temperament and your expectations and goals as it does on the agencies you work through and the kinds of assignments you take on.

White, Tom. STC Williamette Valley (2002). Careers>Consulting