1) divide your eggs in at least two baskets, thoughtfully designed to protect their integrity
2) keep your baskets in physically isolated locations
3) take steps to protect your eggs from theft
4) after retrieving your eggs, inspect them for tampering before using them in your souffle
5) purchase insurance for the off chance you get yolk on your face

We've been looking to hire senior level networking engineers with linux experience (or vice versa) but the skills of the applicants coming in is depressingly low. Sure they've worked for some big names and attended lots of corporate BBQs, but it seems they haven't pulled much out of the experiences. Maybe the bubble has generated people who think they don't need to know anything but still be valuable?

Are you looking for such a job in Silicon Valley? Figure out my contact info and hit me up.