> It is very difficult to find someone who can do it, and they command a premium because of it.
Is it difficult because people like this are rare, or because so few people are ever considered for these positions?
Is it difficult because people like this are rare, or because so few people are ever considered for these positions?
The number of potential candidates is usually pretty small, after all the filtering, because of this.
Because those people are rare.
In my personal experience, perhaps 1 in 1000 have the mental fortitude and raw capabilities for it, but then they need the experience and knowledge in the space for any of that to matter, so the pool of course gets smaller. Even fewer have the personal life circumstances to allow it (aka the right kind of support structures, the right kind of stability).
There are also a lot of folks faking it.
It’s unusual for even a dozen candidates, to make the short list.