I have yet to work with an external recruiter (not an in-house one) that wasn't horrible at their job. I'm aware of how much a recruiter can make when placing s

I have yet to work with an external recruiter (not an in-house one) that wasn't horrible at their job. I'm aware of how much a recruiter can make when placing someone and it's surprising to me that the world of recruiters doesn't look more like real estate (where repeat business is their bread and butter). I wish I had friends/coworkers who could recommend a competent recruiter but I've only ever heard horror stories from them as well. All recruiters I've worked with have the following failings: 1. Zero, and I mean zero, knowledge of anything technical and/or related to tech. They will fumble/mixup frameworks and languages constantly. I'm not asking for deep knowledge but it's not hard to learn about the big frameworks (just the names and generally what they do "frontend framework", "backend framework", "ORM") and google is free. 2. Terrible communication. They will ghost you or miss scheduled calls and then come up with sob stories of why they couldn't even send a text/email letting you know they wouldn't be able to make the meeting 3. Liars. They will lie about any and everything to try to place you. Have a tiny blurb about a lang/framework on your resume? They will mis-represent you as an expert and/or they will lie to you about what a company is looking for. 4. This is a part-time gig at best for them. Before I learned all recruiters were terrible I tried contacting a recruiter I had talked to in the past when I was looking for a new job, of course they weren't doing recruiting anymore. There must be massive turnover in this industry. 5. Lazy. 2 jobs ago I literally handed the recruiter the company I wanted to work for on a silver platter. I was young and native and thought I needed to go through a recruiter even though I knew the company was hiring. They failed at the simple task of handing the company my resume. I ended up contacting the company directly and was hired within a week. I never heard from that recruiter again, they didn't even follow up. I know that real estate has high turnover as well but there /are/ good agents out there. Do good recruiters even exist (not talking in-house)? Every time I switch jobs I consider quitting tech and just becoming a tech recruiter because they are all so terrible and I know I could do better.