Inside the War For Top Developer Talent

Posted by Unknown on Monday December 2, 2013 @08:12PM from the where's-my-pony dept.

snydeq writes "With eight qualified candidates for every 10 openings, today's talented developers have their pick of perks, career paths, and more, InfoWorld reports in its inside look at some of the startups and development firms fueling the hottest market for coding talent the tech industry has ever seen. 'Every candidate we look at these days has an offer from at least one of the following companies: Google, Facebook, Twitter, Square, Pinterest, or Palantir,' says Box's Sam Schillace. 'If you want to play at a high level and recruit the best engineers, every single piece matters. You need to have a good story, compensate fairly, engage directly, and have a good culture they want to come work with. You need to make some kind of human connection. You have to do all of it, and you have to do all of it pretty well. Because everyone else is doing it pretty well.'"

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Freedom by Anonymous Coward · 2013-12-02 21:24 · Score: 0, Troll

As I understand it, free software is the best! All ya gotta do is offer a job at no salary to get the best candidates!
Even better, they won't file those pesky software patents that might stifle innovative or bring that wacky revenue into the business.
It's a win win all around!