Pretty good article and I'm looking forward to watching your course on pluralsight. My wifes' friend works as an IT recruiter and we discussed in depth what mys

Pretty good article and I'm looking forward to watching your course on pluralsight. My wifes' friend works as an IT recruiter and we discussed in depth what myself as a developer looks for in recruiters (mixed interests - recruiters favoring employers over hires, basic knowledge regarding the spec the candidate is being interviewed for etc.). After our discussion, she subscribed to pluralsight so she could gain introductory knowledge on some technologies when she is looking for candidates - even though she is not a developer, such knowledge is invaluable (ex. knowing a sharepoint developer requires asp.net experience, or just some basics on JQuery/Scrum/Kanban etc.). I've only been an interviewer a couple of times for dev positions, but I tend to look at attitude, passion for the job/industry (incl. self improvement regarding practice and learning via books/training courses), participation in communities/projects and freelancing experience aspects. If someone can get regular freelancing gigs that pay money, then it's a good bet that the developer is able to earn his keep and is pretty self-sufficient.