Hiring only senior engineers is a terrible policy that will kill companies
7 hours ago
- #AI-in-development
- #junior-engineers
- #hiring
- Exceptional junior engineers are often overlooked by companies focused on hiring seniors.
- Companies avoid juniors due to perceived onboarding time and productivity concerns.
- Junior engineers bring fresh energy, motivation, and a higher ceiling for growth.
- AI-savvy juniors can onboard faster and learn new technologies more efficiently.
- Outdated interview processes fail to assess the skills that matter in today's AI-driven development.
- A 5-step hiring process includes mindset filtering, home assignments, problem-solving, live AI coding, and AI strategy evaluation.
- Post-hire, invest in mentoring, measure the right metrics, and start small with junior hires.
- Companies missing out on juniors are losing a competitive edge in building future-proof teams.