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by tomedme 5681 days ago
It is in the 1st Freakonomics book. The post is obviously bait to get traffic.

Recruiters are a middleman; they get approached by people offering jobs, and by people wanting jobs. Some are better than others, just like in every industry.

Not everyone looking for a job is visible to all employers, and vice versa - recruiters fill that gap.