Yeah, but it should be HR's job too. I think the best recruiters play the role of a modern-day union at this point. When I'm job hunting they are someone the

Yeah, but it should be HR's job too. I think the best recruiters play the role of a modern-day union at this point. When I'm job hunting they are someone the company cares about maintaining a relationship with. Five years from now when I'm next looking the company probably won't even exist, but the recruiter may still be around and wants me to point my friends at them in the meantime. By the transient property of respect, HR departments actually respond to their emails.