Recruiters are most typically useful as a filter. If they can reduce an unmanageable number of candidates to a manageable pile without too many false positives, you are doing well.
In more niche/difficult to match area, good recruiters can be helpful at finding difficult to source candidates, much more so that evaluating them.
Those two skill sets are quite different, most recruiters don't do both well.
In more niche/difficult to match area, good recruiters can be helpful at finding difficult to source candidates, much more so that evaluating them.
Those two skill sets are quite different, most recruiters don't do both well.