I think with most companies who respect the opinion of their current employees in almost any technical field, they will usually ask for personal recommendations before posting a job. That has been my experience anyway.



>I think a lot of the VFP positions are filled by personal connections, so they don't necessarily get posted.
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>Check out http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/FindingGreatDevelopers.html
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>From your earlier posts it appears your own experience matches this. In which case the constant repetition of job stats on Monster etc is a story that excludes people like you who might be considered the most successful careerists of all.