If you haven't read these posts by Elaine Wherry, you should stop what you're doing and spend 10 minutes to go through it. It's a great piece on her setting up

If you haven't read these posts by Elaine Wherry, you should stop what you're doing and spend 10 minutes to go through it. It's a great piece on her setting up a fake LinkedIn profile, and analyzing all the recruiter messages she got. It then gives insights into how to message developers to get a good response (hint: tailored, personalized messages go a long way). http://www.ewherry.com/2012/06/the-recruiter-honeypot/ http://www.ewherry.com/2012/06/the-recruiter-honeypot/ http://www.ewherry.com/2012/08/the-best-recruiters-followup/ http://www.ewherry.com/2012/08/the-best-recruiters-followup/