Be your own recruiter... (Score 1)

My advice is include the job boards in a small % of your search, say 15% and spend the rest of the time networking w/ good honest recruiters from the smaller niche firms and selling your skills directly to hirirng managers. Remember, a recruiter has to sell sell sell to get their foot in the door and so do you. Snoop around, make calls into companies, find out the org. structure and target your search accordingly. Don't even bother wasting your time w/ HR (human resistance) and go to the source, the hiring manager who is in need of some help. This is how you will be heard and be seen. Compare this to being resume # 299,563 in some huge db. Hiring managers are also up to their ears in resumes and a phone call could quickly get you to the top of that stack.