I've had the opportunity to hire a lot of people over my career, and I personally find that those so called "superstar" programmers are rarely what you want in a job. Give me someone who knows how to problem solve and look up the syntax they don't know over someone who can regurgitate a textbook any day.
To be honest, if this post is at all indicative of how you make your job posts I think its all in the wording. When you say "Wanted Superstar Programmers" you must know that 99% of developers probably don't consider themselves superstars. The ones that do, are probably either way to full of themselves, or they are already working somewhere making a nice salary.
If you want more applicants, try being realistic in your requirements and you willingness to pay them what they are worth in the current market. You might be really selective when it comes to choosing someone, thats your choice, but I know for a fact labels like that would turn off many would be applicants, including those you would consider "superstar" status...
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I've had the opportunity to hire a lot of people over my career, and I personally find that those so called "superstar" programmers are rarely what you want in a job. Give me someone who knows how to problem solve and look up the syntax they don't know over someone who can regurgitate a textbook any day.
To be honest, if this post is at all indicative of how you make your job posts I think its all in the wording. When you say "Wanted Superstar Programmers" you must know that 99% of developers probably don't consider themselves superstars. The ones that do, are probably either way to full of themselves, or they are already working somewhere making a nice salary. If you want more applicants, try being realistic in your requirements and you willingness to pay them what they are worth in the current market. You might be really selective when it comes to choosing someone, thats your choice, but I know for a fact labels like that would turn off many would be applicants, including those you would consider "superstar" status...