That's not quite right. Most of the time, the people inundating you with emails are not the ones doing the screening. In other words, just because demand for

That's not quite right. Most of the time, the people inundating you with emails are not the ones doing the screening. In other words, just because demand for programmers is very high, most companies haven't lowered their standards but have just put more resources into hiring (including getting more people to cast a wide net and contact as many potential candidates as possible).