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> because IMO, it made THEM look busy / effective.

A KPI in hiring is offers made / accepted. I don't think the HR team gets credit for reviewing applicants and running interviews that don't result in one/both of these.



> I don't think the HR team gets credit for reviewing applicants and running interviews that don't result in one/both of these.

Considering that 95% of hiring is interacting with people you won't actual hire, this cannot be true.


This is simple to solve: just don't make too many offers, and complain that you "couldn't find talent".


That's how it works in sane environments; unfortunately those can be quite rare.




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