> you just have to have a personality to match your coding chops.
Which entirely defeats the point of having an agent
Not at all. I am the product, and I have to close the deal. I do that by being both a great coder and a great communicator.
It doesn't change the fact that it makes excellent sense for me to delegate the job of finding suitable clients that are looking for someone with my background.
How did you get into that relationship?
I was contacted initially after he was referred by a former colleague to me. We had a great Skype meet and greet, became friends and he recommended me to his client. It was a great fit.
Now we all have children together.
He's a matchmaker that works at the C-level, placing interesting developers in qualified situations. In fact, the client isn't encouraged to pay their invoice for his one-off fee unless they are happy with me.
It's all relationship driven networking, no acronyms or resumes involved. And we both are very happy with how this works.
In closing, I assure you that having an agent is possible, you just have to have a personality to match your coding chops.