This is the era of cutting out middlemen.... (Score 2)

So, why in the world haven't we begun to figure this out in the high-tech job area ?

In my experience, the headhunters don't do any intelligent resume evaluation. They just do "acronym matching."

They are unable to understand concepts like
"some exposure to technology X," "expert at technology Y."

They are reduced to comparing lists of keywords
and can really mis-represent you if you're not
careful !

Let's figure out a way to convince more companies to "go direct."

Middlemen just add cost and complexity to every
transaction...and in this case, little value.

shall