Hiring Best Talent

The cluster focuses on debates about hiring strategies in tech, emphasizing hiring the smartest or best people versus factors like culture fit, personality, attitude, and the challenges of identifying competent talent without perfect matches.

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ycmike Feb 1, 2014 View on HN

Talk about hiring the best people.

ratsmack Feb 8, 2022 View on HN

Why wouldn't we just hire the best person for the job?

oaiey Aug 29, 2022 View on HN

You hire smart people not perfect matches.

adam_arthur Nov 19, 2022 View on HN

How about focus on hiring the best people?

Does this conflict with the mantra, 'Hire people that are smarter than you.'?

sonoffett Dec 24, 2014 View on HN

there is much more to a hire than just technical ability (eg., personality fit, overqualified, will they stick around, etc.)

anonjon Oct 31, 2009 View on HN

Don't hire hacks, hire people who are talented.

stephengillie Mar 12, 2013 View on HN

What are your criteria for hiring people smarter than yourselves?

brianmcc Feb 14, 2020 View on HN

If you can solve the "don't hire 'bad' people" problem you will be a very rich person :-D

yieldcrv Nov 3, 2022 View on HN

Remember that a company that only hires the best, is only hiring people looking right now