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Original Post: Everyone thinks they're hiring the top 1%
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Everyone thinks they're hiring the top 1%.
You have to love Joel Spolsky.
He is spot on with this one. His points on statistic make sense, but I think the biggest gem is:
The top 0.5% usually have jobs. They have jobs where they do very well, so their employers pay them lots of money and do whatever it takes to keep them happy.
and that conclusion leads him too:
By the way, it's because of this phenomenon -- the fact that many of the great people are never on the job market -- that we are so aggressive about hiring summer interns. This may be the last time these kids ever show up on the open market. In fact we hunt down the smart CS students and individually beg them to apply for an internship with us, because if you wait around to see who sends you a resume, you're already missing out.
We all want to work with smart, talented people. Even if you have to hunt through a lot of resumes you can find a lot of talented people out there. They may not be statistically be the top 1%, but if they are hard working, smart, and up for it... they will do well for you!
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