I hear the misalignment of incentives argument quite often and I&#x27;ve written about that several times.<p>If we are talking about an agency recruiter representing 15 different candidates for one position, clearly the alignment isn&#x27;t there.<p>For smaller agencies like me (solo) doing lower volume work and working with startups, I find that my incentives are almost always aligned. If I only have one candidate submitted for a position at a given time, you can be sure that my incentive is for that candidate to get the job.<p>A system where candidates paid recruiters as a &quot;job agent&quot; would ensure aligned incentives, but candidates aren&#x27;t likely to pay for a service they currently get for free (understanding of course that the hiring client is the primary recipient of the service as most view the relationship).