Unfortunately I've lost all faith in recruiters, both as a client and as a candidate. They lie too much and they rarely understand IT (which is why it's a shame

Unfortunately I've lost all faith in recruiters, both as a client and as a candidate. They lie too much and they rarely understand IT (which is why it's a shame OP got such a mixed reception here). As a "for instance", I went for an interview last year where the recruiter had lied to me about the nature of the job, and lied to the client about my skills and expectations. Fortunately, I did (later) get the chance to put them in the picture but it's that kind of behaviour which does no good to anyone. It wasn't my first bad experience like that, but it will be my last because I won't be dealing with agencies any more: I can't take the chance on the "distortion" they introduce.