Companies rarely give honest feedback, if ever. This is partly out of risk aversion but mainly because they can't admit they are dysfunctional. As far as they a

Companies rarely give honest feedback, if ever. This is partly out of risk aversion but mainly because they can't admit they are dysfunctional. As far as they are concerned, if you leave with a neutral or positive impression overall, it's a win for the recruiter. That rules out saying anything truthful about the team, hiring manager, or work culture. Recruiters can usually tell you a great deal but they are barred from doing so and they also have zero incentive: if you leave with a mildly positive impression there is a chance you will let the recruiter connect with you on linkedin and search your contacts for matching skills, but if you have a very negative impression then you will give an anti-recommendation to your friends and also decline the opportunity to add the recruiter to your network.