The problem is that recruiters are not "opt in". I'm sure many of the people who voted "multiple times a day" would like to be contacted less, and some of the p

The problem is that recruiters are not "opt in". I'm sure many of the people who voted "multiple times a day" would like to be contacted less, and some of the people who wrote, "never" would actually like a bit more outside attention. We built Mighty Spring (https://www.mightyspring.com https://www.mightyspring.com) to help developers overcome these recruiter-related problems. Our goal is to provide the positive services offered by recruiters (market awareness, matched job opportunities, passive job search) through a web app that you manage on your own time (avoiding the cold calls and spammy emails). We do this through a layer of anonymity for you, the candidate, so that you can engage with the market as much or as little as you like. We're in private beta, but will expedite invites to the HN crowd. Email is in my profile if you have any questions.