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Most companies do not need to hire the 'smartest people in the world'. They also don't need the 'hardest working people in the world' or the 'most creative peop
by lhnz 15y ago
Most companies do not need to hire the 'smartest people in the world'. They also don't need the 'hardest working people in the world' or the 'most creative people in the world'.
Sometimes a company needs the very best people -- and they can try to define what this means to themselves and then filter for it. However, generally they need people that can solve the problems that they face to an above market-rate level of quality, and that are willing work for the least amount of money.
Unless your companies selling point is solving hard mathematical problems, or designing the most beautiful/elegant interfaces you should probably hire for 'good value', and a few people that you believe to be 'multipliers'.
- hnhg 15y agoYou forget the value of people who work well together as a team. Individually they might not be anything special but together they can produce great results. Personally, I hate the idea of abstracting people out to fungible goods that a company buys in because it's a cop-out and an over-simplification. Putting together a group of people in a team is as much a social challenge as it is ticking technical requirements.