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> A group of 50 applicants submit resumes for a job. 10 or so of them are delusional, and get cut.

I think the author never worked in hiring for an org that got a lot of applicants. When I was a hiring manager, we sometimes opened reqs and got hundreds of applications within the first one or two days.

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Not to mention that a 20% delusional rate is pretty unlikely - more like 50-75% in my experience.

And that's before you even get to fizz buzz, where you lose all hope in humanity and start wondering if maybe the AIs should end software development as a profession.

Getting large numbers of applicants can definitely be time consuming and costly for companies. Trying to find ways to cut the crap out is tough. I recall reading about a manager who would just randomly toss half the resumes, saying he only hired lucky people. I've been around the block before and I'd take the lucky route anytime compared to some continuous interview cycles that never go anywhere.

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