We've been doing the exact opposite for some positions.
I've been interviewing marketing people for the last few months (I have a marketing background from long ago), and the senior people were either way too expensive for our bootstrapped start-up, or not of the caliber we want in the company.
At the same time, there are some amazing recent grads and even interns who can't get jobs.
We've been hiring the younger group, and contracting for a few days a week with the more experienced people.
Combine that with AI, and you've got a powerful combination. That's our theory anyway.
It's worked pretty well with our engineers. We are a team of 4 experienced engineers, though as CEO I don't really get to code anymore, and 1 exceptional intern. We've just hired our 2nd intern.
I've been interviewing marketing people for the last few months (I have a marketing background from long ago), and the senior people were either way too expensive for our bootstrapped start-up, or not of the caliber we want in the company.
At the same time, there are some amazing recent grads and even interns who can't get jobs.
We've been hiring the younger group, and contracting for a few days a week with the more experienced people.
Combine that with AI, and you've got a powerful combination. That's our theory anyway.
It's worked pretty well with our engineers. We are a team of 4 experienced engineers, though as CEO I don't really get to code anymore, and 1 exceptional intern. We've just hired our 2nd intern.