Empty (pipeline) spaces, what are we hiring for?”. This describes a Greek company’s hiring efforts in 2020-2023. For Epignosis, the pandemic meant that we got hit with a sudden 100% increase in demand, and -100% availability in new talent. We worked around the problem by targeting young and very young professionals, by means of a robust and attractive internship program. Spoiler alert: it turned out to be a huge success.