> No wonder headhunters have such a good business. Not that they're more discriminating, but they can pretend to be the solution to an intractable problem. Do

> No wonder headhunters have such a good business. Not that they're more discriminating, but they can pretend to be the solution to an intractable problem. Do companies view them this way though? I've always thought that hiring external recruiters to bring in a bunch of candidates is done to outsource the scummy task of bothering people via phone, linkedin etc.