As a former recruiter in IT, tech and finance… I an categorically say that recruiters are the scum of the Earth. The Ultimate slimebag middle man. 90% of the jobs they are working on, they had to beg the hiring company for a contract. On top of it, you are much less relevant to the recruiter than the perspective company. You are one in a thousand that the recruiter see for X job order. I quit recruiting after 9 years because I didn’t have soul left.