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		Amazon's Current Employees Raise the Bar for New Hires (wsj.com)
		4 points by henrik_w on Jan 8, 2014 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

jaachan on Jan 8, 2014 [–]

   he once vetoed a candidate for a programming job
   because the candidate didn't know much about a
   specific programming language

and then

   You want someone who can adapt to new roles in
   the company, not just someone who can fill the
   role that's vacant

Uh-hu

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