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So what if they don’t know how to hire programmers? All they have to do is hire someone who has had engineering leadership role/experience and let them hire pro

So what if they don’t know how to hire programmers? All they have to do is hire someone who has had engineering leadership role/experience and let them hire programmers, isn’t it? Isn’t it easier to verify someone’s leadership credentials than COBOL skills?

giaour 7y ago
Most government hiring does not work like that. "HR Specialists" decide if incoming applicants are qualified, and the hiring manager has little or nothing to do with it.
- jeromegv 7y ago
  Lots of people are giving up before even trying.
  - antonvs 7y ago
    States have done this to themselves. They can't expect people not to treat them warily just because they've suddenly discovered that their inattention to their own problems has consequences.