Generally no. Most companies I've worked at have a no recruiter policy, and many recruiters seem to overstate the relationship they have with a company. On the

Generally no. Most companies I've worked at have a no recruiter policy, and many recruiters seem to overstate the relationship they have with a company. On the receiving end, random recruiters using a candidate as a sales pitch often "apply" on the candidates behalf only to discover we won't pay their fees and so they don't tell the client about the position.