Years ago, there were three or so temp agencies that seemed to be in every major IBank wp center. If you managed to get in good with one of these agencies, you probably made $90,000-$100,000+/year without much effort.

Of the three agencies that had a lock on wp centers back then, Tiger was probably the most open to the most people (and the only one of the three that I don't absolutely hate). At one time, Tiger was listed as being owned and operated by performing artists.

What also made Tiger good was that they had a lab that was open 24/hrs, so temps could go in and learn new software (which was a very very good thing back then).

Tiger seems to have gone through a lot of changes since its glory days, but it still seems to have something going for it. I believe that Tiger is at First Boston and I recall that Warburg Dillion Read said that they mainly used Tiger.

Tiger has really deteriorated in the past few years. Granted, the economy was hit really hard due to the events of Sept. 11, but it is arguable that Tiger has used these events to disenfranchise and cheat their temps. Rumor has it they've been fighting bankruptcy for years, but their revenues remain steady because they skim from their employees. Use them if you will, but know what you're in for and don't trust them to go to bat for you. They care only about the client, and you'll find yourself without a leg to stand on.