Re:Hire for slope, not Y-Intercept
by murderfs on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @01:43PM
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> I think this is a false axiom that young people have more potential. You actually have very low signal about people that age.
That's exactly why they have more potential: they're much higher variance. A lot of the "high-potential" people that have a bunch of experience will have already demonstrated this, and they'll be making $500k+ at a FAANG, which most companies won't be able to compete with.
That's exactly why they have more potential: they're much higher variance. A lot of the "high-potential" people that have a bunch of experience will have already demonstrated this, and they'll be making $500k+ at a FAANG, which most companies won't be able to compete with.