<i>I would have said postdocs if that&#x27;s what I meant</i><p>You seem confused about the terminology.  I think you meant &quot;PhD candidates&quot;.  If you&#x27;re talking about &quot;hiring a PhD&quot;, this is a person who has earned his&#x2F;her PhD and is in the field.  A postdoc is specifically a person still pursuing additional research at an educational institution, still working with a faculty mentor, and usually alongside PhD candidates and other postdocs.