>The first two calls were young, .. they clearly did not understand what they were hiring for and couldn't answer questions. They insisted on their scripted questions, and didn't want to talk about the companies where I did the exact role they were hiring for.

Indeed, this is what I believe is endemic to the recruitment industry - the scripts are there to get the "# of interviews done" statistic in line with some expectation; the interview itself being successful, is secondary to the purpose.

I have personally saved myself huge headaches by flunking a recruiter who wasn't really doing the job, just pretending to.