# Please recommend IT headhunters in Chicago **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 24, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-it-headhunters-in-chicago/629295 "2012-07-24T23:58:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-it-headhunters-in-chicago/629295/1 "2012-07-24T23:58:52Z")
Well it appears I’m out of a job. Sigh ☹ I’m doing my best to network and so far I’ve got a few leads but in this job environment I think I need to be aggressive in my search. Can anyone recommend good IT headhunters in Chicago? Any you’ve had a good experience with? Any you’d avoid? Any where else I should be looking? I’ve tried Career Path in the past with very little luck. Monster has not been good to me in the past as well. Are there other options? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-it-headhunters-in-chicago/629295/2 "2012-07-25T01:00:13Z")
Depending on your exact skillset, and level of experience it may not be that bad. By the anecdotal measure of the Wolfman-unsolictited-recruiter-email index things are pretty good right now, much better than the last five years. There does seem to be recent skewing toward the pure-geek skills like programming, DBA, architect and away from the semi-geek skills like techwriter, project manager and tester though. My group(not in Chicago) has ten open reqs for Java programmers((low-to-medium pay) right now, for a second point of anecdote. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-it-headhunters-in-chicago/629295/3 "2012-07-25T01:20:21Z")
Unfortunately my experience of late has been in PM and people management. I don’t think I could run with the pack in a programming position any more. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-it-headhunters-in-chicago/629295/4 "2012-07-25T03:05:05Z")
Try here —\> [http://www.usajobs.gov/](http://www.usajobs.gov/) Search under the 2210 job series. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-it-headhunters-in-chicago/629295/5 "2012-07-25T04:42:38Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-it-headhunters-in-chicago/629295/6 "2012-07-25T05:56:32Z")
There are no good IT recruiters. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-it-headhunters-in-chicago/629295/7 "2012-07-25T12:02:50Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Unfortunately my experience of late has been in PM and people management. I prefer the term “nerd wrangler”. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-it-headhunters-in-chicago/629295/8 "2012-07-25T15:59:15Z")
So other than **Duckster** no on e has nay good recruiters? Bummer. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-it-headhunters-in-chicago/629295/9 "2012-07-26T19:34:44Z")
Zoid - you have a PM. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-it-headhunters-in-chicago/629295/10 "2012-07-27T01:11:13Z")
Thank you **Missy2U**! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-it-headhunters-in-chicago/629295/11 "2012-07-27T02:37:44Z")
Work LinkedIn like a madman. Hire a pro to re-write your resume with the right keywords, post on Monster. You’ll get hunted. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-it-headhunters-in-chicago/629295/12 "2012-07-27T03:33:29Z")
I PM’ed this, but in case anyone else is reading, [dice.com](http://dice.com), according to my wife, is great for technology jobs.