Rangam sent me an email and asked to represent me for a technical writing contract with DOITT. Their query email to me said "Duration: 6 Months." I responded to their email query and we had a phone interview and several more emails and I agreed to let them represent me for the position. I had a phone interview with two personnel at DOITT, for which I spent 4 hours preparing, which included putting together electronic writing samples for the interviewers. This interview went well and I was invited to an in-person interview with a more senior individual. Again, I spent 4 hours preparing for the interview. This time I put together hard copy writing samples and did additional research on the company, industry challenges, interviewer's background, etc. The evening before the interview, I was informed that someone from Rangam would meet me at the client site to "introduce me" to the client and prepare me for the interview. Per his email: "If possible, let us meet at about 9:40 am in the lobby of the [building] so I can give you some background for this role. I will then accompany you to meet with the interviewers." I said "OK, I will meet you there early. Is there anything I should know about now to research before I arrive?" I was not informed at this time that there had been any change to the nature of the role. When I arrived at DOITT, Rangam's rep informed me that the contract was actually 3-month "contract to hire" and he told me to lie to the interviewer about my willingness to switch from being a contractor to an employee. After 20+ years as a consultant, my willingness to switch to being an employee is highly unlikely and would not be believable to the interviewer. So I spent all this time preparing for a 6-month contract, then was told it's not really a contract position, just as I was about to walk into the interview. The first thing the interviewer at DOITT asked me was why would I want to switch from being a consultant to being an employee, and take a huge cut in pay? He expected me to convince him of my intentions to be his employee for a minimum of 5 years. There was no way the interview could succeed from this point onward. It was completely unprofessional of Rangam to mislead me about the nature of the contract; to spring the "change" on me right before the interview; and to tell me to lie to the potential client. In addition, obviously, Rangam wasted my time shamelessly. They had absolutely no respect or regard for me as a professional. After the interview I sent a note to Rangam and they never replied or called me to discuss what had happened. I felt completely disrespected and used. I also sent a courtesy thank you note to the interviewer at DOITT, and he did not have the courtesy to reply either. No doubt he was also irritated that Rangam had wasted his time.