Hiring at most companies is fundamentally broken. We have no way of knowing if someone will work out, so finding ways to rule people out makes it seem like we

Hiring at most companies is fundamentally broken. We have no way of knowing if someone will work out, so finding ways to rule people out makes it seem like we did our job in the hiring process. Some Wonderlic-type questions, the person asking them gets to say, "Well, look we have some quantifiable way of measuring applicants." Total BS. No cure for it, other than to not turn around and be that asshole once you are hired. We should be more open about what the criteria is; hiring comes down to a few gut checks... do you like the person and think they will fit in, do you feel confident that they can do the work you will ask them to do, and are they in your budget? Unless you work with a person over time, there's not going to be any way of knowing how they are as an employee. If they are smart, if they keep up on current trends, if they are a good communicator (and any good at communicating inside of your organization), if they care, if they show up on time, if they are conscientious or just pass the buck, if they are a hard worker, if they are opportunistic / selfish with praise... Anyway HR needs to justify itself so we can't just throw darts at resumes... but essentially that's all hiring is. Trying to get a sense of someone quickly, cheaply, and correctly? Nah, just pick 2... at most.