I posted some numbers last week from the viewpoint of a passive candidate (my resume is on the internet and in innumerable recruiting company databases, but I d

I posted some numbers last week from the viewpoint of a passive candidate (my resume is on the internet and in innumerable recruiting company databases, but I do not have a Monster, Dice, etc profile): http://www.recursion.org/2011/5/21/recruiting-inquiries-per-quarter http://www.recursion.org/2011/5/21/recruiting-inquiries-per-... For me, I got more enquiries in 2010 than 2011 so far, but I didn't keep track of LinkedIn requests, which could skew the numbers. Most enquiries are very keyword spray-and-pray spam but I occasionally get a "smart" recruiter who will look me up on GitHub or Stack Overflow. The best one was a startup co-founder who evidentially spent considerable time reading up on me, and referenced something from a talk I gave.