[pklausler]

There are recruiters out there that concentrate on very specific technical areas, keep in touch with senior people, and still fulfill a necessary function pairing up qualified people with new opportunities. These folks can save all kinds of time and risk when you're looking for somebody with very specific skills. Some are pretty well known in the industry (e.g., you call Julia when you need a compiler writer) but I wonder whether they're eventually going to go the way of the professional high-end travel agent.