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by CmonDev 4537 days ago
"Startups work on problems that have not been solved, and they are usually extremely challenging." - Web/mobile apps on average?

"We hire ridiculously intelligent people", another London company I know says "We only hire top 5% of candidates". The truth is both of you hire the best people out of the small subset that was interested enough to interview with you. Just like anyone else.

The general idea is true though :).
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memracom 4537 days ago
Companies that really hire the top 5% of candidates, never advertise open positions. At most, their careers page says that they accept applications at any time if you think that you fill the bill.

Most of their hires will come from reaching out to people and referrals.

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CmonDev 4537 days ago
The point is nobody hires the actual top 5% of the best people, just the subset that happens available and interested in them within given period.
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ericxtang 4535 days ago
top 5% is a very relative description. There is no hard measure, and everyone have a different standard on what they are "measuring in their head". Our perceptions are extremely biased by our own experiences. 90% of the time I really have to get to know the candidate before making any decisions. Of course the biggest constraint is available qualified candidates at the time. That's why hiring is so hard, and people who are really good at it tend to be veterans who have been in the industry for a long time.
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