Look, to be honest, we teachers (the mass majority) do not want to deal with any recruiters or agencies. For over 5 years I have been doing ESL in China, and I have seen many recruiter/agency names come and go.

The final say is we don't want to have to deal with any middlemen / recruiters. We don't want them. We know they are no good because they do not have the best interest of the school in mind nor do they have the best interest of the teacher in mind. They are just trying to fill a spot in order to get a commission.

The solution is for schools NOT to use recruiters and agencies. Rather most company schools have an HR department or the owner will hire the teacher personally. For universities they should have a department head, this person can try to hire a teacher. Direct communication between the school and teacher is critical. Not only that, the school could save themselves a lot of money by avoiding the recruiters.

NO MORE RECRUITERS NO MORE AGENCIES!!! TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS ONLY!!!