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Re:When hiring senior engineers, you’re not buying, you’re s... by unclebucknasty on Monday January 21, 2019 @01:34AM (#18958154)
>100% of those that couldn't do it are not qualified candidates.

OP stated nearly the inverse: that 90% of those who can do it are qualified candidates.

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Re:When hiring senior engineers, you’re not buying, you’re s... by dkersten on Monday January 21, 2019 @07:05AM (#18959786)
So you discard 100% of those who can’t do it, knowing that 90% of the rest are qualified.
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Re:When hiring senior engineers, you’re not buying, you’re s... by unclebucknasty on Monday January 21, 2019 @10:24AM (#18960938)
That's a different argument that gets us back to the original premise I disputed, so you're now just begging the question with numbers.

That is, your numbers are only valid if I accept the premise that I'm rejecting. I don't believe that 90% of people who can answer such a basic question are qualified.

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