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As to ‘AI just isn't that good’, it is, in fact, really good. But that doesn’t mean it’s really good for everything, or even most things. That is the huge difference.

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Don’t let the 99% of bad recruiters effect your feelings for the 1% of recruiters that are excellent.

Sounds like you have had the good luck to deal with the good ones.

But there are plenty of boiler room operators that just want a resume they can claim as their own.

It is a vicious cycle. Clueless companies use clueless recruiters.

Based on my experience, the 100:1 ratio seems about right.

Excellent recruiters are invaluable. The challenge is finding them.

Yes, things are done quite differently here in the USA.

As to browsing listings yourself; the issue is that many senior positions, if not most, are not publicly listed.

For a company looking to fill a senior position, a recruiter provides the benefit of giving them a set of highly qualified and vested potential candidates. For many firms, that is an extremely valuable service.

Thank you for the clarification. True, not all recruiters are like that. But people use them with trust. But in the end, can be hurt by that blind trust.

Thanks for the reply.

To clarify, I did not mean to imply not to use recruiters. Rather to use them selectively and cautiously. As a good, trusted recruiter can mean the difference between getting a job and not. I know a few of the best, and would gladly recommend them.