>This doesn't make sense. If "minimum bar" is your selection criteria I think "minimum bar" refers to technical skills, not all selection criteria. It's perfec

>This doesn't make sense. If "minimum bar" is your selection criteria I think "minimum bar" refers to technical skills, not all selection criteria. It's perfectly sensible* to look at a larger pool with the minimum skills and select from the few with the right attitude and attention to detail. That's not the same strategy as reducing the pool to the cheapest candidates regardless of their attitude, and isn't going to produce the same hiring decisions. * even if it's not a universal strategy