Exactly this, recruiter messages volume might actually increase because they also know companies are tightening and so they need to lock in those placements asa

Exactly this, recruiter messages volume might actually increase because they also know companies are tightening and so they need to lock in those placements asap before roles dry up outright. A bit of my job ends up being a hiring management and the amount of recruitment agencies that want to send developers our way increased a lot. They are getting desperate.