Re:Why Rust is a great choice for startups
by synergy20 on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @11:18AM
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"Many didn’t actually have Rust experience at all and that’s fine, they were just interested in the idea" -- to me, that's _not_ fine. startup needs to move fast to stay above the water, it's not the best place to learn 'coding in Rust 101' IMHO
In a pool of 4000, the fact that many didn't have experience with Rust doesn't mean that there weren't also many that did have experience.
You could just filter the CVs for Rust experience and then take the most impressive 10 or 100 to interview.
Forgive me if I'm quoting you out of context but the article mentions receiving 4000 applicants over 8 weeks time. I've hired (primarily) for Java and DBA positions, and we would be absolutely thrilled if we got even 40 applicants.