To be fair, it is legit in the sense that you get your temp (or temp to full) position and you do get paid. However, I just didn't like the experience. Essentially, if they don't have a job to match your skillset, they pull a stack of jobs that vaguely relate to what you requested and they attempt to pigeonhole you into anything you don't expressly refuse to take.

I ended up working at the job they placed me in for the entire contract period, and the place ended up taking me on full time (until I quit several months later), so I got my bills paid, but I've come to view RHI, and subsequently all other temp agencies, as just that: places to find temporary work.

I'd say, on the whole, you're better off doing your own job hunt. That way, when you're getting interviewed, you get to "interview" the company you're looking to work for as well. With RHI, I was interviewed, sized up, measured, tested, and had no chance to ask more than one or two questions about where they were sending me.

THEN, when I ended up "interviewing" with RHI's client, it felt more like I was starting my first day as opposed to interviewing. I ended up kind of stranded. It's almost like they told me I was going to the workplace to get interviewed and they told the client, "HERE'S YOUR NEW WORKER, ENJOY!"