For the same reason that you still find casting couches in Hollywood: the supply of candidates exceeds the number of positions. The "talent shortage" term that

For the same reason that you still find casting couches in Hollywood: the supply of candidates exceeds the number of positions. The "talent shortage" term that is so frequently used is misleading. Companies like Google and Facebook, as well as high-profile startups, can see hundreds of applications for every open position. Most of the candidates might not be as talented as these employers would like, but that doesn't mean they don't have a lot of warm bodies willing to subject themselves to a recruiting process that resembles a meat grinder.