Nope actually just being on there (with a current profile) helped a lot. Currently at least here in Germany there are a _lot_ of open positions in my field. At the moment I (as well as other colleagues I talk to) get multiple requests a week. There are a lot of uninteresting ones, but still..
Also: What's mentioned here: https://thehftguy.com/2017/01/23/career-advice-and-salary-ne...