Strategy for me has just been to contact a 2 or 3 good recruiters and let them find me the best opportunities. Often a recruiter can get you in the door at big companies quicker than you can applying directly. I just never let a recruiter interfere with my instincts, since even the good ones can get pushy when they sense that they're close to a big pay-off.

I felt bad for a really nice, hard working recruiter last year because, although i had 2 offers on the table through opportunities found through him, the companies just felt wrong. I ended up going with a company who head-hunted me directly on LinkedIn.