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Are third party recruiting agencies free for job seekers or do they take a cut of your starting salary in the US

ChatGPTgpt-61 query11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Are third party recruiting agencies free for job seekers or do they take a cut of your starting salary in the US
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
US job placement agency fees charged to job seekers employer pays recruiter FTC state lawGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (1)
Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequenceReason100%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
US job placement agency fees charged to job seekers employer pays recruiter FTC state law Google ↗
  1. Private Employment Agency FAQ · labor.illinois.gov
  2. RCW 19.31.150: · apps.leg.wa.gov

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
US job placement agency fees charged to job seekers employer pays recruiter FTC state law
OBSERVED
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