It’s different because some firms will choose someone who is just good enough over someone who is super talented if the former has domain knowledge and the latt

It’s different because some firms will choose someone who is just good enough over someone who is super talented if the former has domain knowledge and the latter doesn’t. It’s all about how adaptable you think people are. If you need a database developer and some junior person who has a couple of indistinguished but relevant jobs on their resume shows up, do you take them over the person who has no database development at all but a decade of lisp with some very high powered firms? Some firms will choose the latter because they believe highly talented people can adapt. Some don’t.