I’ve never hired anyone. I understand having to train new employees, but that is after they have been hired. How is the interview held? Does it go into enough depth to know if someone can do what is required, and who determines someone’s soft skills and are they even important?
I don't know about factoryrat's hiring methods. When I worked for local government here I was severely restricted by HR as to how to interview and hire people for technical positions. In the old days we would use comprehensive written and logic tests. But nowadays we can't ask more than a few questions that have to be pre-approved by HR. Made it extremely tough to find any diamonds in the rough. The fresh college graduates were poor interviews, and demanding more money than was offered. Young graduates are really dumbed down nowadays.