> I can understand the concerns of companies that are unsure about a market so they shop out to recruiters, but it simply doesn't work for anyone. I worked for

> I can understand the concerns of companies that are unsure about a market so they shop out to recruiters, but it simply doesn't work for anyone. I worked for an RPO (outsourced recruiting with access to internal systems and hiring managers). Maybe not work for everyone, but that's really dependent on the recruiter reaching out and the experience they initiate. Made plenty of hires, multiple teams did better than their internal recruiters. >despite that I removed my phone number... but it's cached somewhere =/ What likely happened here is they are using a another product outside of Monster itself, like Avature CRM. They have your past info on file. As soon as you updated your resume you show up on their filter (ex. only resumes updated within last 7 days), they matched your email address and combine your profile so they have your phone number as well. Also, if you're being messaged for experience that are years to decades old. You can just leave those as generic titles and only have details with most recent work. Say you'll provide more details if requested. This will limit search terms for what you come up for.