How Not to Apply for a Job

There is a repeating pattern I don't understand with these hiring posts:

1. The need for a programmer which is in the top 1%, nothing else will do.

2. How important is to hire that programmer but still they don't have time to read the resumes. Instead of that they write a lengthy blog post.

3. Why they assume people is passionate about working in a company they don't know.

Or, How My Idiosyncratic Biases Prevent Me From Finding Qualified Job Applicants.

See http://raganwald.posterous.com/i-dont-hire-unlucky-people for more details.