As a tech recruiter I get treated with such disregard by experienced candidates as it's assumed we are a purely and simply a middle-man. It's discussed on HN n

As a tech recruiter I get treated with such disregard by experienced candidates as it's assumed we are a purely and simply a middle-man. It's discussed on HN now and then, but the reason for that is that most recruiters are terrible at their job and are really acting as middle-men. Meaning that they do the minimum (often less than that actually) to present a resume and get their commission, with no consideration for the job or the candidate. Granted maybe it's just me and my resume might not be sexy enough… I don't know. But in any case, the recruiters I have talked to always sounded like your typical sales guy.