Employers often seem blind to the fact that the job market is a free market - if you can't get applicants for a post at the rate you are offering then it's because you aren't offering the right amount of money. Don't whine about getting the government to educate more employees with the right skills - pay more money!

The market is signaling that here in the US we have a severe shortage of CEO's.

We should be asking Congress to allow H1B visas for European CEO's who will do the same job for less than half the salary.

We don't need h1b's for them. A foreign CEO will come in on an L visa (in the case of promotion) or an EB5 (for outside candidates). I think there is another category I am forgetting.

No doubt! I took a web development job for less than that 10 years ago in higher ed when I was 22 and had no professional experience... of course they also gave me free healthcare, free tuition for my whole family, generous vacation, sick days and holidays, and a fantastic retirement system that when I turn 65 is slated to pay me $650 a month until the day I die, even though I only worked there 5 years.

Now I'm not sure what "qualified" means in this case, but it doesn't sound like they are hiring people fresh out of school, which they should be at that rate.

I have to ask: California state employee? (Edit: on reflection, the skimpiness of the retirement plan makes me doubtful.)

Nope, Minnesota.

On the other hand, it could mean FizzBuzz.