I'm sorry, but I'm not really seeing anything new here. "Degrees and certifications are no indicator of quality." "We want team players." "We want flexible people." If they believe that degrees and certifications are not an indicator of quality, then tell their HR departments to stop asking for them. After HR burrows out from under the deluge of resumes and slaughters IT management, the new management will realize that these are filters. If they want team players, then treat their people with more respect. Throw some movie passes at them every once in a while, maybe even sponsor a happy hour at Applebee's and pick up the tab. If they want flexibility, don't mention outsourcing or off-shoring, don't expect your people to work 50 hour weeks on a regular basis, and don't cut budgets earmarked to upgrade crufty servers (our AS/400 box is 15 years old and I have one NT4 server running, along with I don't know how many Win2000 servers).

I'd like to see the author go to the web sites of the people they interviewed and see if their employment opportunities jibe with what they're saying.