I’m fairly certain that there were quite a few job postings that were one of the following:
- one of several for the same position, framed in different ways (as parent reply suggested)
- fishing for a unicorn candidate who undervalued themselves
- absolute fantasy… no one who was qualified for the job would take it with that company for what they were offering
I think that some of this may have been used as an illusion to project growth where there was none.
1. Increased funds available to VC due to low interest rates and hot tech companies.
2. Many tech companies having a pandemic-fueled field day.
3. VCs pushing startups to hire aggressively to meet current demand (smart) and prepare themselves for the remote work, tech revolution paradigm shift (smart in moderation, less smart when leaned into too aggressively).
This is what we call the 'I can't find any qualified domestic candidates, so I need to sponsor an immigrant' hiring strategy.
Can you show the analysis for this claim?
2. Interact with said people.
3. Occasionally look at job postings to see what’s up.
4. Draw conclusions, usually via some sort of triangulation (i.e., not just using one source).
That’s the process.
Other than that, it’s anecdotal with many, many data points, and it’s completely not scientific (nor was it claimed to be).
Feel free to believe me or not — I am just an observer and a peripheral participant in the performance art that is the tech world.