Post 2022, there are hundreds of people applying for every job and they can easily find someone good enough to fill the position.
Have you tried your strategy in the last 2-3 years?
Have you tried your strategy in the last 2-3 years?
I can also assure you that despite the 100s of applicants hiring remains hard even with competitive market compensation. Filling a generalist senior eng headcount with $500k liquid total compensation can take months. Many engineers have wildly inflated ideas about their own abilities.