> I've never found someone who is only in tech for the money to be particularly good at it.
Those people certainly exist, so this just sounds like a bias on your part.
Re:Hire people who aren’t proven
by my_usernam3 on Thursday September 27, 2018 @01:13PM
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I agree, antidotally of course. I know plenty of people who are very intelligent (by most measurable ways) so they could do any profession they like. CS is a good profession right now so they picked it. Definitely no passion, but given their high functioning brains or what not, they are good at whatever they do.
Don't get me wrong, I believe most who pick this profession due to its perks, tend to be worse then their computer inclined counterparts; but there are lots of examples of this just not being true.
Many of the top people in other fields also have a strong passion for the field, which came early.
Ex. top lawyers usually love the law and many had experience with related areas (ex. debate) from high school. I know plenty of high school students who are very excited about medicine and do things like volunteering at a local hospital or helping a professor with research.
Early passion shouldn't be a requirement, but it's certainly a good indicator. I've never found someone who is only in tech for the money to be particularly good at it.