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Re:I applied to 250 jobs and timed how long each one took by sokoloff on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @02:01PM (#37755370)
This is also how 80% of companies can believe they’re hiring mostly top-1% programmers.

No, you’re hiring top-1% applicants, not top-1% employees!

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Re:I applied to 250 jobs and timed how long each one took by BeFlatXIII on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @04:47PM (#37757340)
All companies share a common pool of bottom 99% applicants.
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