About engineers hiring

Discussion in 'Programming' started by Mark Gilbert, Mar 1, 2023.

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    I need a team of 4-5 engineers for the project. Would you recommend spending time screening and selecting each candidate individually, or hiring a team from a service provider within 2-3 days? Why?
     
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    Would you buy a pig in a poke?

    FYI:
    Pig in a Poke
    You use the phrase ‘Pig in a Poke’ to indicate that an offering or deal has been foolishly accepted without prior examination.

    Example of use: “Be careful about buying that old car. It might turn out to be a pig in a poke.”

    Interesting fact about Pig in a Poke
    The origin of the expression ‘pig in a poke’ comes from the 1500s, when a “poke” was a sack, and merchants would sell piglets in pokes, often sight unseen. When an unsuspecting buyer got his poke home and went to release the piglet, a chicken, duck, goose, or some other animal less valuable than a pig would come out of the bundle instead. The advice being given is “don’t buy anything until you have seen it.”
     
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