Agreed. The suggestion is (and this does not differ widely from my all too long experience in such matters) that the only valid evaluation is "How does someone

Agreed. The suggestion is (and this does not differ widely from my all too long experience in such matters) that the only valid evaluation is "How does someone perform in the job?" Is it therefore implied that we should hire on criteria that is not task specific (like will someone's personality fit in with the team) and then be prepared to fire them quickly if they don't work out? The problem is that hiring is a lengthy process - we are all adverse to the idea of it becoming a continual process.