IP: FREE AGENT MADNESS HITS HIGH-TECH HIRING from Edupage

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

Hiring high-tech workers with the right skills is starting to resemble the 
mad scramble for sports stars, with the largest companies offering big 
salaries, bonuses and other incentives that leave smaller firms struggling 
to compete. "A candidate becomes what drives salary as opposed to there 
being a particular salary range for a particular skill set," says one 
professional recruiter. "You can see someone right out of school with a 
technology that's hot earning more than someone with experience but a 
technology that's less hot. That's not normal, but it's been the norm for 
the past two years." (EE Times 29 Jan 99)