Hey, let me recommend an agency... Alternative Resources Company...ARC. Website is
http://www.arcnow.com. I've worked for them before, and am on a project now with them. The same reps and recruiters and such have been in my area (Anaheim, CA) for like 8 years. That's an amazing amount of time in that industry.
They took care of me when I pulled a real boner and got my a$$ fired from my last project with them.
They pay decent, and weekly!
Maybe mention I sent you. I might get a commission. (In the interest of staying on-topic I'm gonna make you PM me for my info if you want to do it...)
Seriously, I love that company, but nobody seems to have heard of them. They seem to specialize in medical and banking industries. I know we just hired a total of 20 people (counting myself) for a project in Orange, CA. I became lead in 3 days. LoL And they're always looking for more techie types...
Help desk, programming, DBA, etc.
OH! I *do* have a lead:
Long Beach Mortgage in Orange, CA is looking for a DBA. Contact Lisa (crap, can't remember her last name...) at 714-541-5378. Get the operator and ask for Lisa in IT. She's a project manager.
I also have a sort-of lead on a position for a hard-core Oracle programmer (NOT a DBA!!!) in Anaheim, CA. If you're interested, e-mail me your resume and I'll forward it on. It's for a new start-up mortgage company.
These are full time jobs, not agency projects.
Good luck everyone!!!