[scarface74]

If you are actually "bringing in" unqualified candidates and interrupting your team by asking them to interview people who are not at all qualified, that is your fault, not the recruiters.

A 30-45 minute phone screen that you do one on one could quickly filter out those who don't meet the minimum bar for the job.

I went to one interview three years ago without a phone screen, a phone screen would have been better for both sides. After 20 minutes in the on site interview, I couldn't even feign interest anymore. I just went through the process after the first 20 minutes so the recruiter -- that I had worked with off and on for years -- wouldn't look bad.

I said I would never waste my time going to an in person interview without a phone screen.