Yep, it's good stuff that you've posted. There are some first-class agents and recruiters out
there. Some are Western-owned outfits. However, I should stress for the benefit of
newbies that there are many shady recuiters and agents too. I should also mention that
the schools themselves choose their new FTs from the candidates put forward to them by
their agents/recruiters, generally speaking.

Real Estate agents, Insurance Agents, Brokers, Recruiters. Don't let your daughter marry any of them.

I (and every one of the 40+ foreign teachers that I know and have worked with in China) found each of my positions directly by contacting schools.

If you are a lazy unqualified ignorant foreigner, by all means: use an agent to get a job in China.

Schools use agents to distance themselves legally from your inevitable deportation.