I don't think the author is looking at it from the point of view of a disgruntled interviewee, rather from the point of view of the company. This implies t

I don't think the author is looking at it from the point of view of a disgruntled interviewee, rather from the point of view of the company. This implies that there is a large untapped talent pool to be developed. Since the tech war boils down to a talent war, the company that figures out how to get over itself and tap that pool wins. He's not the guy looking for a job, he's the guy hiring, looking at all of his peers and scratching his head over their insular hiring practices.