I don't understand why people think that some company's hiring process is broken because they reject good or even excellent people. A hiring process is bad only

I don't understand why people think that some company's hiring process is broken because they reject good or even excellent people. A hiring process is bad only if it leads you to hire incompetent people or -- to be more precise -- people who you later regret having hired. > ignoring experience by offering salaries or positions significantly below candidate's current levels in the industry. I've heard Microsoft also does that. Though I don't know their rationale, I think it's in line with these two assumptions: 1) There's a large variation in skill among programmers 2) There's no strong correlation between programming skill and years of experience So while newly grads with no work experience will likely get an above average pay in those companies, more experienced people might take a pay cut. I think it makes sense.