This is the right answer. There are a level of people that exist as Senior+ people that anyone they've worked for or with would take in a heartbeat. They'd move mountains to have you.
Those people are not part of your talent pool if you put up barriers to entry for them. I understand those barriers exist to keep unethical people out, but that's just the trade off you have to accept with barriers in.
Those people are not part of your talent pool if you put up barriers to entry for them. I understand those barriers exist to keep unethical people out, but that's just the trade off you have to accept with barriers in.
You're not going to get top class people.