Its true.
If you just read the statement once you would feel I was nuts.
The recruiter gets paid (and in some cases, exceptionally well paid) because of you. You are good, you get selected and hence his business thrives.
Why wouldn't you be important to him? ridiculous.
But its still true,
Now, hear me out, why & what you can do about it.
http://www.hospemagjobs.com/articles/secrets-of-recruitment/secrets-of-recruitment-you-are-not-important-to-the-recruiter/