I concur. 1) Every time I talk with a recruiter, salary is the first thing brought up. It saves so much time to go through an interview process only to find

I concur. 1) Every time I talk with a recruiter, salary is the first thing brought up. It saves so much time to go through an interview process only to find out they're going to pay you 30% below market value. 2) A recruiter brings you an job position that you did not know about in the first place usually. There are thousands of companies in an area, and not all of them post to the job boards you're looking at. 3) Using the recruiter means the company is motivated to filling that position. They need someone now and the usual means of getting people in to interview in that company is broken. 4) Developing a relationship with a recruiter is valuable, because they know what's hot, and what companies are willing to pay.