I got a phone call from one of their contract-to-hire recruiters. I didn't respond to her voicemail because I'm not looking for a contract role, but she called again the next day, so I spoke with her. She gave me the typical pitch and ultimately said she'd pass my info to a direct hire recruiter because I'm already employed and do not need part-time work. Never heard back from them, so my suspicion is that they have way more contractor positions, and when they find out you don't want one of those, they blow you off.
I met with a recruiter from a smaller firm and was really unimpressed. She found me on LinkedIn and asked for a full resume, which I sent her. She called me to set up a meeting, which I agreed to. She was late to the meeting, had not read my resume at all, and only had staff level positions to talk to me about. I've been a controller for 4 years, which my resume clearly indicates. Why would I be interested in a staff accountant position? When I told her this, she said she had an A/P manager role and tried to convince me that was “basically a controller role.” Um, no. It isn't. Unless Dell or IBM is looking for an A/P manager, get off my lawn.
This recruiting stuff is pretty shady. My only experience with a recruiter prior to this year was being contacted regarding a specific position with a company whose CEO had heard about me from someone else and wanted the recruiter to vet me and gauge my interest in leaving my current job. That was a lot more legit than this process of recruiters trolling for resumes, realizing you aren't desperate for a job and will say no if an opportunity doesn't appeal to you, and then never contacting you again.
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