I have been working in IT for 25 years. In the early days independent recruiters, especially good ones, were very helpful. Nowadays I am not sure what a lot o

I have been working in IT for 25 years. In the early days independent recruiters, especially good ones, were very helpful. Nowadays I am not sure what a lot of them do. Almost any job they know about, I already know about, as it is posted on Linkedin and in other places. A lot of them seem to be people one or two years out of college. Annoying things - pitching me jobs I do not have the qualifications for (like a C# job if I have worked in a Javascript stack) and if I defer they say "why not give it a try". So in the older days I relent, apply, do not get it for the reason I had told them, and then they don't want to talk to me any more because I couldn't close the deal. Suggesting to me I come to their office and meet them, despite only having given some vague words about some possible openings. Springing a surprise tech quiz on me when I arrive at the office (happened once). While their usefulness has gone down, the one useful thing they still give is feedback on how the interview went. Of course, having been on the other side of the table and interviewing people, sometimes there is nothing wrong with someone - they are mediocre, just like the last three interviews, and the next person who comes in was suggested by the best coder on the team as a great coder, and they come in and impress us all as well - so they get the offer, not you.