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Engineers overestimate the competition and are usually good enough for the company they believe is out of their reach.

Drawn from what Patrick McKenzie said

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hiring Finding people and judging them: referrals, open calls, contests, and reading the work rather than the CV.

What Patrick McKenzie actually said

  1. Patrick McKenzie Software engineer and writer, known online as patio11
    Key takeaway: you probably are good enough to work at that company you think you’re not good enough for.  They hire better mortals, but they still hire mortals.

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