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[ghaff]

Unsatisfactory as the whole hiring process can be, I don't actually believe that throwing a pile of resumes in the air and picking up a handful at random would work as well.

[rpedela → ghaff]

I don't follow. Are you suggesting random = whiteboard?

[ghaff → rpedela]

Some people are suggesting that nothing really works. I suggest that our imperfect processes are still probably a lot better than randomness.

[rpedela → ghaff]

Ah I see. Agreed!