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by nostrademons 4372 days ago
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2005/01/27.html

From what I've seen, the other 99% of resumes are people trying to break into the field but with no actual programming experience. Competent developers with a track record get snapped up really quickly, while newbies without a track record go on to apply to 100 more jobs.