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by compiler-guy 1737 days ago
The hiring team and the HR team have different local incentives. The hiring team just needs a position filled within a specific budget. The HR team is doing its best to manage company wide expenses. So it is worth it to them to take a crack at reducing the cost of a hire.

If you can identify a company's inconsistencies in policies or behavior, you can identify different sets of incentives different parts of the company are under.