[kw_]

Again, I'm simply not buying the argument.

The reality is that I'd never just use StackOverflow to find candidates, so these are people who have other ways to find out about the positions, and apply.

I'd rather see the candidate spend the money on an ACM membership (or similar professional development) than spend it simply trying to reach me.

That said, I think I now have a pretty good idea of the value proposition as it might exist for other employers, but it seems clear that the equation doesn't balance for me. Thanks for clarifying your argument, I appreciate it.

[barrkel]

I bought ACM membership. They never sent me the monthly CACM on time (8 months before receiving 6 issues in a box(!!!) in the mail, then 1 more 3 months later, still missing 5), and they sold my address and now I receive junk mail advertising academic books.

Joining ACM: just a plain bad idea. Only value is older papers not available ungated on citeseer or elsewhere.