You've just been hired by a SF tech company that is looking to expand operations into new cities. Your first task: launch Salt Lake City. To launch into a new city of this size, you need to hire a general manager, 3 salespeople, 2 customer support agents, an office manager, and a marketing manager. You have pulled together a list of all the potential employees for these 8 positions, as well as their salary requirement and a quantified amount of "impact" that they can bring your team.
Your goal is to fill all 8 positions for $350,000 or less with the employees that will maximize "impact".
Not challenging enough? 5500 candidates applied to the same 8 positions for the New York City office, and our budget here is $450,000. Maximize impact while staying under budget again with this group.