In theory, I would love to say "go for it". But it won't work. Companies are too smart for that. You can probably negotiate a higher salary but you cannot use t

In theory, I would love to say "go for it". But it won't work. Companies are too smart for that. You can probably negotiate a higher salary but you cannot use the argument "I am cutting the middleman, so can I get his share ?" The reason clients pay recruiters is because they are lazy and simply don't have time/inclination to go find candidates. Even if finding candidates just mean that the recruiters fish for your profile online somewhere, match a few keywords and reach out to you for the position.