> Most recruiters are looking for consistent work experience with reputable companies.

I guess you are missing the whole startup world, talents less than 5 years into the industry and hackers who grind many side projects and Generalists Maybe what you say is relevant to SMBs and enterprise hiring. Most ATS are designed for SMBs and enterprise hiring.

I guess then Startups looking for Generalists has to mostly fallback to Google forms and HR emails for hiring.