"Why aren't the best candidates filtered from the job application pipeline like it happens at all of the big tech companies?" I am sorry but this simply not tr

"Why aren't the best candidates filtered from the job application pipeline like it happens at all of the big tech companies?" I am sorry but this simply not true. Referrals based hiring is the norm in SV tech companies and I am not talking C-level, this is prevalent in even the rank-n-file roles. We are happier not rolling the dice on the stranger, skills be damned.