I've hired more than my share, yes. Truly bullshit credentialing is immediately apparent to teams that receive new hires. In some places, it's fraud and action

I've hired more than my share, yes. Truly bullshit credentialing is immediately apparent to teams that receive new hires. In some places, it's fraud and actionable by the company as fraud. I don't think companies with billions in revenue really have a budget constraint on hiring; it's structural constraints that are holding them back. They can, and do, engage in mass hiring and construction of whole new departments when it suits their strategy. That said, further constraints can happen at the credentialling level; I'm not advocating hiring literally anyone.