[fr1tkot]

I think it's nonsense to present this as a general truth the way the author does. There are likely plenty of geographical locations, skillsets and business domains where the opposite is true. If he's writing for the US, it's most likely not even generally true for the US.

[pwinnski]

In Dallas, there are many, many, many more open positions than there are reasonable candidates for those positions.

In any case, the article is foolish, because really good candidates can always negotiate. This isn't fast food, where it barely matter which body you stick in which role.