>You are filtering for the most desperate candidates, not the most suitable ones Maybe. I'd say "motivated" rather than desperate. Desperation might motivate

>You are filtering for the most desperate candidates, not the most suitable ones Maybe. I'd say "motivated" rather than desperate. Desperation might motivate, but another motivation might be that this is a job that is a really good fit for me, or is a company I really want to work with. As opposed to a job I could do but isn't a good fit.