The difference between incompetent and malicious is a sliding scale, not two discrete slots. If a recruiter isn't checking resumes properly before sending them out, he's already maliciously decided that quantity sent out is more important than doing quality work. I'd even say his decision to become a recruiter in the first place is malicious, the recruiting industry's very existence being based on hiding information, poaching workers from unfinished jobs, and legal trickery.
>vorg: That's a fascinating view of recruiting albeit myopic. A recruiters role is NOT to shanghai people or break up a happy home. Given the confidential and highly personal nature of the business, a certain degree of trust and transparency is always required.