[codingdave]

> Every single recruiter I have ever shared my resume in order to apply for a particular role explicitly asked me to confirm a "right to represent" statement and only then would they share my profile with a target company.

So far as you know. I once had a great conversation with a recruiter where they were pairing up myself and a former co-worker to join the team of a 2nd former co-worker for a year-long contract. It was just about a slam dunk deal, and everyone involved wanted to move forward with it... until HR informed us that our resumes had been submitted without our knowledge or permission (from old resumes they found online), but we were in their system already and could not be brought in by our recruiter. Nor could we get the first recruiter to work with us as the 2nd recruiter had the contract to fill the roles.

In the grand scheme of things, we just moved on to other jobs, but there are definitely cases where the systems in place, and bad actors, throw wrenches into the works no matter what you do.