Honest question - how does this relate to some of the anecdotes in the OP - where someone referred to recruiter/HR as a desirable hire by a current employee get

Honest question - how does this relate to some of the anecdotes in the OP - where someone referred to recruiter/HR as a desirable hire by a current employee gets denied because <some clueless resume scan criteria fail>? That's the real kicker in the whole article... when "We want this person!" doesn't work because crustimoney proseedcake.