Recruiters are marketplace makers, not matchmakers. A recruiter is completely incapable of determining who is a good fit or of asssessing talent, and tradition

Recruiters are marketplace makers, not matchmakers. A recruiter is completely incapable of determining who is a good fit or of asssessing talent, and traditional compensation models (x% of annual salary, paid on hire) are not aligned with succession outcomes for business. Recruiters are superior to staff at one thing: maintaineding a Rolodex. They have no ability to choose competently from that Rolodex, though. If you have good PR and a good jobs page, you don't need a generic recruiter.