[cbreezyyall]

I wouldn't say I'm compromising the tested standards, if they can't do it I'm going to be up front about that. It's just that the expected skill level for a particular role gives candidates an amount of leeway in terms of what's considered 'sufficient'.

That said, I've considered doing what you've suggested, but I worry that comes off too obviously as having given up. I also can't always speak to the expectations of the particular role because it's often not on my team (or department in some cases). There's been times where I have cut the interview short and done something similar, but I'm hesitant to try that on a particularly bad candidate, because I worry I wouldn't be able to stay away from asking how much of their resume is a lie.