&quot;So how does one interpret this? It sounds like she doesn&#x27;t really have a good idea as to what makes a great employee, and falls back to magic catch phrases [...]&quot;<p>How is that your interpretation? She&#x27;s making a perfectly valid, and fairly common, point: as long as you&#x27;re smart and talented, your specific background isn&#x27;t so relevant because we can teach you the specific technologies you need.<p>I think most developers will agree to this to some extent.