Interesting read. It's about time that recruiters are put in their place, the majority are lazy/untalented yet they take 20% cut. It's not right :X (Disclaimer: I'm biased).
Recruiters have a place in helping find work, I wouldn't say they need to be put in their place.
Nope, their role could be easily removed by technology. Internal hirers are required, recruiters are not
Searching for a job completely sucks and recruiters are terrible to tech talent. I'm so glad some attention is being aimed at this.
Honestly, I've had to endure countless terrible recruiters/agencies, to the point that I don't even pick up the phone unless they have been referred by word of mouth - or if I really need the cash ;) And 9/10 times, they haven't even bothered to read your profile, it's just a blind mail shot
My experience hasn't been that bad. I don't hit all of the tech buzzwords in my titles, but still the emails are the worst.
I've pulled my hair out trying to hire tech talent in the past. This changes the game.