First of all I would like to compliment the company responsible for running this website.  It is clean, it is crisp, it is relevant, there is not a bunch of google ads all over the place, it seems as though you really care.  The newsletters are professional and relevant also, not just your run-of-the-mill job advice that those big job boards try and send me or some irrelevant news piece that has been distributed to hundreds of places already.  That out of the way, I am looking for some professional advice. 

I've been told that posting my resume on the big job boards makes me less "placeable" (if that is even a word) or makes me seem desperate.  I am not sure that I necessarily agree with this theory because if I want to seriously explore my options I would like to open up as many doors as possible to allow for a complete and thorough evaluation of the opportunities that may be available to me.  My career is not something that I take likely, and maybe it's because I am an engineer I like to compare and contrast before making a final decision.

Do any of you recruiters or human resources professionals have an opinion on this?

Just Curious, thanks for your feedback.