Most position i get through recruiters. And i get far more offers dealing with recruiters than not even if i don"t take them. In NYC i might deal with 3 or 4.

Most position i get through recruiters. And i get far more offers dealing with recruiters than not even if i don"t take them. In NYC i might deal with 3 or 4. A lot o them have the same listings so i will work with the ones i either already have experience with or that seem to understand the biz best. So maybe i work with one that has great leads with small trading firms, another with better access to large banks, one who is more on the financial technology side, and one who does tech start ups. I try not to do one offs (deal with a recruiter for a single position) but it happens of course. There are some places i never would have thought to interview at because of preconceived ideas i had, but I'm glad the recruiter was able to talk me into it (eg, Bloomberg has a top rate technical side handling their trading platform and news distribution - i never would have thought they were so talented).