It seems that the author is confusing placement agencies with recruiters working directly for a company (also see pg's comment).
I've had great experiences with experienced recruiters at a startup, to help us find candidates, while at the same time getting pounded by unethical, moronic agencies.
The recruiter helped us wade through hundreds of CV's, and eventually found an awesome Stanford CS MS that we ended up hiring. And this was while the recruiter worked for us as a contractor, so no 30% salary fee.
So a great recruiter is worth their weight in gold, because they can potentially find that perfectly fitting candidate, giving a boost to a fledgling startup. Unfortunately, such recruiters a far and few between.
Opposed to that, I got daily calls from agencies, that weaseled their way past our operators to talk to me directly, being super aggressive and downright rude when I politely told them to stop calling. This all, of course, because of the 30% fee salary fee when they place someone.
I've had great experiences with experienced recruiters at a startup, to help us find candidates, while at the same time getting pounded by unethical, moronic agencies.
The recruiter helped us wade through hundreds of CV's, and eventually found an awesome Stanford CS MS that we ended up hiring. And this was while the recruiter worked for us as a contractor, so no 30% salary fee.
So a great recruiter is worth their weight in gold, because they can potentially find that perfectly fitting candidate, giving a boost to a fledgling startup. Unfortunately, such recruiters a far and few between.
Opposed to that, I got daily calls from agencies, that weaseled their way past our operators to talk to me directly, being super aggressive and downright rude when I politely told them to stop calling. This all, of course, because of the 30% fee salary fee when they place someone.