[angel_j]

Hiring managers in tech need to realize they are working with high level learners. An expert in JavaScript can easily learn React, TypeScript, etc. Somebody who knows the ins and outs of Linux can easily learn Docker and Kubernetes.

Hire them, give them a week to catch up, and their off; or wait months to find a perfect match? Any developer with a few years experience knows how to pick up the next piece of technology, the same way everybody else does: read docs, search blogs and forums, ask StackOverflow, etc.

[brianwawok]

Depends on supply though. Say you found two perfect people for the job, can't chose one from the other. One has 6 years of JS, one has 6 years of Perl. You are hiring for a JS company. Which do you pick?

Now if all you find is Perl guy, that is another problem.

[username90]

If you hire people with no Java skills to work on Java and the team doesn't deliver value in time (most team doesn't deliver value in time), then you will likely get roasted by your managers and possibly fired/demoted.