As I walk past and around cars parked on the sidewalk and the road in front of houses, I find it ironic that the very people who feel entitled to use the public space for their private comfort are horrified at the thought of homeless people using the same type of space for their shelter.
My thoughts of irony are disturbed by a car which wants me to move aside so that it can drive on the road.
The concept of finding the best candidates for a routine job would be fodder for The Onion were it not so impactful in its hypocrisy.
If there are over a hundred qualified candidates for a job(or an educational program), we might as well accept and institutionalize the role of luck in life.
Definitely have a test or a process to shortlist the candidates meeting the minimum requirements.
The test does not have to be secure and no-one need bother if someone cheated.
The next step is to select the required number of candidates randomly.
The selected candidates must reappear for the qualification test in person to ensure that they had not cheated and had not been impersonated.
If any fail, replace them randomly from the shortlist of candidates.
The whole process can be fast, inexpensive and as fair as the luck of living allows.
