There is an implicit question that begs answers. Are the people making the hiring decisions so incompetent that a person with minimal knowledge and experience

There is an implicit question that begs answers. Are the people making the hiring decisions so incompetent that a person with minimal knowledge and experience is able to bamboozle them into getting a job whilst a more competent person with a good track record gets overlooked? I often wonder whether it is a pay peanuts ... situation.