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>you need a large pool of talents

Forgive me if I'm quoting you out of context but the article mentions receiving 4000 applicants over 8 weeks time. I've hired (primarily) for Java and DBA positions, and we would be absolutely thrilled if we got even 40 applicants.

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"Many didn’t actually have Rust experience at all and that’s fine, they were just interested in the idea" -- to me, that's _not_ fine. startup needs to move fast to stay above the water, it's not the best place to learn 'coding in Rust 101' IMHO

In a pool of 4000, the fact that many didn't have experience with Rust doesn't mean that there weren't also many that did have experience.

You could just filter the CVs for Rust experience and then take the most impressive 10 or 100 to interview.

"pool of talents" vs "pool of people who jumped on the hype train 2 weeks ago"

Many people are searching for Rust jobs, but few have a really strong experience with it.

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