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Some of my friends will still leave their text message notifications on (or their WhatsApp notifications when they’re overseas). I did this for a few years, too. But I turned these off a few months ago. So far, planes have not fallen from the sky.
A good recruiter can also save you a tremendous amount of time by steering you away from positions they think are a poor fit for you, and toward positions in which they think you’ll be happy and succeed.