Interviewed then got hired at a Competitor - Applications Engineer Frigel Employee Review

To highlight the difference in approach, American heat transfer companies will train their employees and pay them well. In my currents managers own words, " Not worried if you don't understand the technical side of our industry because I can train you. You seem like you can learn it. But we can't teach soft skills like being interpersonal, independent decision making, being able to interact with customers, etc." Frigels approach is more like I need you to know everything and I'll pay the lowest salary in industry. So basically they want someone with 15 years of experience at a entry level rate that they don't have to train. They want another company to invest all that time and energy then low ball the talent once they have the experience requirements. It's backwards. They are not ready to compete in the US market. This company has no chance of growth if they can't even hire, train, and retain the best talent. Italian manager for application engineers is never going to find someone to join his team in the US. Zero interpersonal skills and unrealistic requirements. If you want someone who knows refrigeration like the back of their hand then be prepared to pay over $100k or else be more amenable to training talent on the specifics of your industry. I would also encourage him to better development his communication skills. Funny part is that i was right so far...job posting has been up 3+ months. I imagine it will be up another 9+ months if they don't change either the hiring manager or their requirements.