The discussion trend around tech hiring seems to be toward careful selection of candidates for employment. This is explicit advice in the orbit of YC with the six months to make the first hire at AirBnB the case study. Not to mention Google is well known for their potentially long recruitment cycle.<p>It&#x27;s natural to want a potential employer to be so blown away by the resume that they make an offer on the spot. In the Bay Area, that probably happens to Peter Norvig with a high probability and ordinary ninjas with a lower one.<p>Good luck.