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The previous article that is linked to in the text is worth a read to: https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/12/excel_anesthetist_recruitment_blunder/ https://ww

The previous article that is linked to in the text is worth a read to: https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/12/excel_anesthetist_recruitment_blunder/ https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/12/excel_anesthetist_rec... "ANRO decided to honor the 10 job offers it had made by mistake and used Oriel to tell the candidates. Unfortunately, a system error in Oriel meant it then erroneously sent that communication to an additional 16 candidates. ANRO decided to honor these 16 additional offers too, and find the candidates posts."

b112 3y ago
But that's insane! These candidates hold people's lives in their hands, and they just hured unqualified candidates!
- KeplerBoy 3y ago
  What makes you think they are unqualified? People get rejected because they are not the best fit, not because they are unfit.
- DaiPlusPlus 3y ago
  > and they just hired unqualified candidates! They're still people with valid medical licenses - the pool of candidates wouldn't have people who couldn't legally practice medicine, so I'd assume the qualification criteria they were being assessed on is unrelated to their ability to not accidentally kill me on the OR table.
- helsinkiandrew 3y ago
  > and they just hured unqualified candidates Hopefully not unqualified, just not the "best" available
  - orwin 3y ago
    As defined by the interview process.
    - smegsicle 3y ago
      they became qualified by an undocumented component of the interview process
- codeulike 3y ago
  I know what you mean. But reading again the recruitment process was for "third-level specialist training position (ST3)" which I think is the 3rd year of a 5 year training. So everyone was in training, its just that the relative ranking got messed up. Its not like random people could apply. So I guess thats why they decided to honor their (frankly terrible) job offer fuck ups.
- viraptor 3y ago
  > unqualified candidates While this may be true, (but someone has to be the lowest scoring one - it could've been a group where everyone is great) keep in mind it was a list of candidates who are aware of their lowest scores, getting a training position in a place aware of their lowest scores, with 5 more years ahead of them. It sucks that it happened, but I think they'll be under extreme scrutiny/pressure now.
- andrewaylett 3y ago
  Not necessarily -- perhaps they'd found 26 suitable candidates, picked ten of them to fill their ten open positions, but accidentally sent offers to all 26.
- xboxnolifes 3y ago
  When 500 people apply for a job with 1 open position, does that immediately make 499 of them unqualified?

b112 3y ago

But that's insane! These candidates hold people's lives in their hands, and they just hured unqualified candidates!

KeplerBoy 3y ago
What makes you think they are unqualified? People get rejected because they are not the best fit, not because they are unfit.
DaiPlusPlus 3y ago
> and they just hired unqualified candidates! They're still people with valid medical licenses - the pool of candidates wouldn't have people who couldn't legally practice medicine, so I'd assume the qualification criteria they were being assessed on is unrelated to their ability to not accidentally kill me on the OR table.
helsinkiandrew 3y ago
> and they just hured unqualified candidates Hopefully not unqualified, just not the "best" available
- orwin 3y ago
  As defined by the interview process.
  - smegsicle 3y ago
    they became qualified by an undocumented component of the interview process
codeulike 3y ago
I know what you mean. But reading again the recruitment process was for "third-level specialist training position (ST3)" which I think is the 3rd year of a 5 year training. So everyone was in training, its just that the relative ranking got messed up. Its not like random people could apply. So I guess thats why they decided to honor their (frankly terrible) job offer fuck ups.
viraptor 3y ago
> unqualified candidates While this may be true, (but someone has to be the lowest scoring one - it could've been a group where everyone is great) keep in mind it was a list of candidates who are aware of their lowest scores, getting a training position in a place aware of their lowest scores, with 5 more years ahead of them. It sucks that it happened, but I think they'll be under extreme scrutiny/pressure now.
andrewaylett 3y ago
Not necessarily -- perhaps they'd found 26 suitable candidates, picked ten of them to fill their ten open positions, but accidentally sent offers to all 26.
xboxnolifes 3y ago
When 500 people apply for a job with 1 open position, does that immediately make 499 of them unqualified?