I like Eric's writing style. He made a post before that offered a little more perspective on tech hiring: https://medium.com/javascript-scene/the-recruiter-plague-how...

What I particularly liked about this article is that he made it obvious that instead of recruiters, "tech agents" are really the best way to get hired at great companies. It's analogous to music industry's managers who arrange a gig and the band just have to the venue and play great music.

The elephant in the room is the bullshit that happens after you get the job.