[wonderwonder]

This can be true, it does appear that most recruiters appear to take a shotgun approach. They also just search for keywords and have generally not even read your complete resume. Occasionally they also don't look at cities, only states and have no idea the distance between where you are and where the job is.

Recruiter: Your resume says you have .net experience, we are looking for a Sr. .Net developer, interested?

Me: My resume says I developed some tools in .Net and that the bulk of my background is in php.

Recruiter: Great, would you like to apply?

Simplified but generally accurate. Either way I have had pretty good luck getting jobs via recruiters but there is a lot of chaff you have to get through. Your mileage may vary but I have been happy so far.