The recruiter asks for your cv as a way to get paid. If you submit a resume to a recruiter they can submit on your behalf to a company. If you submit to many

The recruiter asks for your cv as a way to get paid. If you submit a resume to a recruiter they can submit on your behalf to a company. If you submit to many in the same firm some will use the date received in order to assign any money earned. Without this rule you would have people sending in resumes without the person's knowledge.