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I'm not talking about contacting people to tell them you didn't hire them. I'm saying, you're taking 20%, claiming it's the top 20%, and saying they're the one

I'm not talking about contacting people to tell them you didn't hire them. I'm saying, you're taking 20%, claiming it's the top 20%, and saying they're the ones who will be successful in the role. But if you're only ever talking to that "top 20%", then you don't know whether they're really the best.

downerending 7y ago
That's true. I'm making a guess based on the limited time I can spend--that's part of why resumes are so valuable. In my limited experience, there tends to be a fairly pronounced cutoff below which candidates obviously lack the basic skills or inclination for the position, or even didn't bother to read the job spec at all.