The comments are missing out what to me was the most insightful and central point of this post. Namely that finding the only candidate who can possibly do the

The comments are missing out what to me was the most insightful and central point of this post. Namely that finding the only candidate who can possibly do the job at all requires a very different approach to selection, compared to when it is sufficient to eliminate applicants any of whom could do the job well. Raising the talent bar tends to transform the latter situation to the former and thus the advice given in this article is right and valuable.