If your hiring based on referrals and references and networking, you're hiring for a different skill set than programming ability. Based on my experience, most

If your hiring based on referrals and references and networking, you're hiring for a different skill set than programming ability. Based on my experience, most employers don't hire better than "Pick a candidate at random". Also, if you had an employee that was super-brilliant, why would you tell someone else so they can hire them away from you?