&quot;Either these companies are alright with the job remaining unfilled, or they are looking for something that doesn’t exist.&quot;<p>I&#x27;ve come the the conclusion that most employers are not <i>serious</i> about hiring anybody in a specific manner. They are looking for someone who is extremely strong technically and also cheap enough to fill a position which they can create on-the-fly. In other words, they are continually fishing with bait which is disgusting to 99% of the fish, and only want the rare exceptional fish who finds the bait tasty to take it.<p>If someone is made of 100% unobtainium then they&#x27;ll create a position and hire that person (with H-1B restrictions or a non-compete to restrict them from leaving in the future).<p>With the glut of talent available worldwide, I don&#x27;t see this changing anytime soon.