I expect recruiters and hiring managers to do their research too, but every time they reach out I'm still astounded how poorly they've done it. Then they still have the gall to expect you research them, which takes more than a light glance at their page written in a way to sell themselves.

It's about time we push back on this. If they need employees so bad, how about they stop making demands which resemble being in a position of power?

Many company websites and resources like to describe what they do with word salad bingo instead of getting to the point. At best you can know what market they are in.

Even more so for startups who don't really know what their solution is.

what is on the website and what is actually happening on the ground are two different things that may or may not match