The problem is that you need to find a way to work with these people in the first place. My first two jobs were through random contacts ( a relative and someon

The problem is that you need to find a way to work with these people in the first place. My first two jobs were through random contacts ( a relative and someone I met while swing dancing). The next two were through dedicated recruiters on Monster. I suspect I'll be able to use professional contacts or one of the better recruiters that I know the next time I'm looking, but up to this point, they haven't panned out.