&gt; Why? What benefit do you get from that? You&#x27;re not like to negotiate a higher salary than you would without the recruiter, and you&#x27;re not in a better position to get hired either (over the total spend of an employee&#x27;s lifespan the recruiter commission is a drop in the bucket).<p>Misaligned incentives.<p>The recruiter is incented to get you to accept the position. Their compensation isn&#x27;t tied to maximizing your happiness, job fit, or salary. While every recruiter I&#x27;ve worked with wanted to see me find the <i>right</i> fit, ultimately they wanted to find a position that was good enough that I would accept. An extra $15k in your salary is not material enough to the compensation of a recruiter.