> candidates due to not knowing the particular tech stack your team uses. candidate, in singular: it was only one. > you do not understand/appreciate what a s

> candidates due to not knowing the particular tech stack your team uses. candidate, in singular: it was only one. > you do not understand/appreciate what a senior engineer brings to the table. You don't pay seasoned professionals to come and learn the latest fad I completely agree, but this particular candidate had been using JavaScript for the past year and when we asked him why did he switch to JavaScript from the other tech stack he was using before, he answered something along the lines of "well, it's the latest fad". So believe when I tell you, we rejected him exactly because of the opposite reasons you state.