The entire recruiter economy is an enormous conflict of interest. They are like realtors. They are paid by commission and make significantly more money based on quantity of hires, rather than quality. So they have no real incentive to fight for you or help with your negotiations and a strong incentive to be mildly dishonest or exaggerate without burning bridges. This is terrible for both you and your employer (but most importantly you). They just want to fill as many positions as quickly as possible. There&#x27;s possibly even a incentive to hiring folks that quit&#x2F;leave in a short period of time to increase the number of opportunities that need to be filled and people that want to be placed.