no matter how talented you may be, you still have to learn to walk before you can run. depends on the job but it should be obvious that an inexperienced develo

no matter how talented you may be, you still have to learn to walk before you can run. depends on the job but it should be obvious that an inexperienced developer can slow a project down if the skill levels are too great between a team of programmers as they will have a hard time communicating certain things. there will be many hours a day spent explaining little things that they usually fail to see. this might be fine for big companies but a real handicap for new budding startups. programming is not just math and logic, its also about seeing and properly identifying the situations, to know what type of tools to use, which 3rd party libraries are needed, and knowing when to take shortcuts and not to, which are all difficult choices if you dont have any real world experience. but on the contrary, i have also worked with some college grads or even high school dropouts that seem to have as much experience as some seniors. and these are the hidden gems most companies wish to find during hiring process. its a difficult nut to crack when you are reviewing a hundred or so applicants and it comes down to seeing who they are on paper. which means most of the focus is seeing who have the most accolades, ahievements, github stars, etc.