Unpredictable. Unfocused. Just like life.

Last night at about 5 pm a friend Skyped me to ask if I knew a Flash expert. I'm not sure where in the world or in what time zone he happened to be at the time.

I do happen to know a good Flash guy; he lives around the corner from me. So I emailed him and asked if he was interested. A few minutes later my cell phone rang. It was the Flash guy calling from Chicago to let me know that he was.

So minutes later I emailed introductions to the two gentlemen and left them to negotiate.

Elapsed time: 30 minutes from request to fulfillment. And nary an HR person or recruiter in sight.

And yet the local high tech companies complain that there are no good people in town, and they take months to hire. So which model would you prefer?