If you don't take the job: you lose out on employment, the employer loses out on a new employee, and the recruiter loses his fee. If you take the job: you get

If you don't take the job: you lose out on employment, the employer loses out on a new employee, and the recruiter loses his fee. If you take the job: you get employment, the employer gets a new employee, and the recruiter loses his fee. The recruiter is screwed in both cases, so maximise what's left for everyone else—take the job.