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Re:Hiring well is hard by dbecker on Tuesday November 13, 2012 @10:34AM (#4778477)
95% of companies want to hire exclusively from the most talented 5% of the labor pool.

It's understandable, but we shouldn't be surprised that not everyone can succeed at that.

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Re:Hiring well is hard by chrisbennet on Tuesday November 13, 2012 @01:07PM (#4779487)
I agree that a large percentage of companies say they want to hire from the top 5%. However, from what I've seen, their HR departments seem hell bent on eliminating anyone exceptional.

They want a bargain (ask them if they also expect to pay in the top 5 percentile), a college degree and experience with exactly the technology they have now.

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