> It's not the rejections, but the lack of hiring. True, but note that there is a cost for interviewing as well. Ad absurdum, if you interview 100 candidates a

> It's not the rejections, but the lack of hiring. True, but note that there is a cost for interviewing as well. Ad absurdum, if you interview 100 candidates and get rejected by the first 99, your hiring cost could be much higher than simply offering x% more to the first candidate.