Thanks for posting this straw-man, Brian [disclosure - I'm an investor in RescueTime, and talked to Brian about this idea earlier]. If I might kick off this discussion ...
I think it's a cool idea if done right. If I can summarize your post:
- My RescueTime data *proves* I'm a hot-shot developer.
- I opt-in to receive job offers from top technology companies.
- They get to send offers to a pre-screened group of targeted devs.
- I remain anonymous unless I want to pursue an offer.
- I score an awesome job with a company I already love.
Seems like a nice process to get around the pre-screening aspect of the recruiting process. And I bet it would work well for occupations like "developer", "web designer", etc.Just don't spam users or give out personal information to companies w/o permission.