Ironically one of my best hires was just finishing his degree in particle theoretical physics at a top school. No puzzles at all - all questions were focused on

Ironically one of my best hires was just finishing his degree in particle theoretical physics at a top school. No puzzles at all - all questions were focused on would we want to work with this person. I figured his physics background pretty much proved he can figure puzzles out. I did call his thesis advisor as a reference. Your comparison with music kind of reminds be of people applying for unique faculty positions in Universities. It sounds like is that there are lots of qualified applicants and not many decent jobs.