“Recruiters are like Realtors of the IT world – bottom feeders that will suck the life out of you among other things. ”
I contracted as a software engineer for 7 years – I found that there were two distinctly different interactions with recruiters after sending them my resume
1. the recruiter has a position for which I am possibly qualified: the recruiter talks about the specific job and my interest / qualifications for that job
2. the recruiter is building their book of resumes: the recruiter insists that I need to come in and fill out some paperwork before they can even consider any possible positions for me
After wasting my time and energy on #2 a few times I got smart – when faced with situation #2 I would politely decline to come in and, if pushed, would explain the difference between #1 and #2
A recruiter makes their money by placing you in a job – they aren’t going to blow you off because you didn’t come in and fill out their paperwork – if they really have a position that you might be qualified for they will be talking about that position
Perhaps some of your negative attitude towards recruiters comes from wasting time and energy on #2
