So, the evidence I have (anecdotal) is not so much that people actually are hiring, as that people are using SO to try to get leads. Whether or not that actual

So, the evidence I have (anecdotal) is not so much that people actually are hiring, as that people are using SO to try to get leads. Whether or not that actually works, I don't know, but the competition for high rank relative to others undercuts the cooperative spirit.