I think that most of them are just looking for an easy fit. Most of them are a waste of time. If you are in that kind of demand, then you will not need a middle man to find a job.
If you are not in demand, then the recruiter is not going to be able to help you. I don't even talk to them anymore.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.