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That's true. Companies, and startups in particular, have increasingly realized that they want really good programmers.
by pg 13y ago
That's true. Companies, and startups in particular, have increasingly realized that they want really good programmers.
- HarryHirsch 13y agoAnyone who has ever sat in a hiring commitee at a not-so-good university will recognize this as only half of the truth: they may want A-class candidates, but will they come? An A-class candidate will get offers from plenty of places, and they will demand good wages, generous startup funds, a job for the wife, access to equipment and so on. If they find the employer distasteful, they will leave because they can, and then all this investment will have to be written off, and there will be another search. Consequently, there is some wisdom in inviting B-class candidates, because the chance is greater that they will come and will stay. A failed search is expensive as well, someone will have to pick up the teaching load, and there won't be a grant application that year.