> - the quality of candidates we were getting from HR was very poor. Each of us wasted incredible amounts of time phone screening candidates who were wildly mis

> - the quality of candidates we were getting from HR was very poor. Each of us wasted incredible amounts of time phone screening candidates who were wildly mismatched with the role, or straight up not qualified. Adding my own personal anecdote to this: about 75% of the time, when I get contacted by recruiters for major West Coast companies[1] the positions they are scouting me for are inappropriate to my skill set, background, and interests. Sometimes wildly so. [1] Which is probably once every two months or so.