[quesera]

> gauge a person's skillset through conversation (gasp!)

I can't claim GP's 100% hit rate, but I think I can get to about 90% this way.

My most recent error is galling though, and absolutely would have been caught with a lightweight coding test.

Some people are really good talkers.

[darkerside]

Seems fairly easily solved by letting that person go. Easily for the company at least.