> Ideally a headhunter would bridge the gap towards an unknown, smaller company (that I wouldn't have heard of myself - and ideally also one that isn't spammed

> Ideally a headhunter would bridge the gap towards an unknown, smaller company (that I wouldn't have heard of myself - and ideally also one that isn't spammed to death by fraudulent applicant), where I could have a lot more impact than at a big name. That's exactly what happened with me. In my case, the name was quite big, but the company was very small, and quite exclusive. It was a good fit.