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omnilord
Aug 24, 2017 · 1 min read

Here is the contradiction: no one wants to hire juniors because they want every new hire to “hit the ground running.” The companies that do hire juniors are highly competitive organizations with practically unlimited budgets for training, companies like Facebook and Google. The problem with these companies is very few people who don’t already possess some sort of next-level skills will make it through the rigorous interview itinerary. And this goes beyond development roles, especially in the short-staffed security field.

There is a huge gap between demand for qualified senior professionals (security, software, etc.) and the supply of people available explicitly because 10 years ago, 5 years ago, last year, and presently: no one wants to hire and mentor juniors. The idea that companies should invest in the mentorship of juniors is considered antiquated by the leadership of most companies today. So, despite all the evidence that mentorship is the best path to filling these positions, companies go without hiring anyone, and the unfilled positions keep stacking up. All because they want to bring in someone who is already trained and won’t cost the company time and money to do the training.

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