Moneyball at the keyboard: Lessons on how to Scout Talented Developers
summary
Moneyball meets hiring with concrete claims and numbers: Flatiron School converts thousands of applicants into cohorts with a 6% acceptance rate, an internal LMS evolved into Learn.co education platform, and a third‑party audited jobs report tracks outcomes. Evaluation uses five specific tools—hireability, technical background, aptitude, passion, culture—and grading rubrics. Surprising empirical result: passion is best predictor of speed to hire and salary. Historical examples (Jeter drafted 6th, Pujols 402nd, Hoffman 288th) underline context and sample‑size bias.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 18:41Passion
- 21:11Technical Background
- 23:41Fundamental Attribution Error
- 26:283. Cultural Fit
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