If you try to get ready-made talent from the outside you will face problems in the selection process and, as the article points out, there really is no good sol

If you try to get ready-made talent from the outside you will face problems in the selection process and, as the article points out, there really is no good solution to those problems. ...so the alternative is to create your own talent and work hard to hold on to them. If you need a senior developer, take someone internal who has proven themselves as a junior developer and make them into a senior developer. If you need a junior developer, hire someone straight out of college and give them all the training and mentoring to make them productive. If you need a manager, look within your ranks for an individual contributor who wants to step up to manager, and give them a chance.