You only have to look at the way schools themselves attempt to directly advertise for FT's -
it's a joke!

Decent recruiters know how to recruit. They know what their client wants and they know what
the FT wants - for them it's just a matchmaking exercise.

A university teacher friend of mine has been looking for a new placement for next semester.
He's sick of working for peanuts. He's had a couple of offers with slightly more money
and he was ready to accept one of them.....until........

They sent him a contract, and in the section that spoke about the (free) on-campus
accommodation, it said that he must pay RMB300 per month 'rent'. (Yes, three hundred!)

He told them to stick their job as a matter of principle.

Some schools really don't have a clue!

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.