I wonder how demoralizing this must be on HR workers, having to post a job, screen CV's, trying to stay professional while knowing that the hiring manager actually doesn't care, having to constantly put people with hopes off, and ultimately let people feel they are not good enough just because some C-hole wants to bring in his buddy who's most likely not half as competent as the people who were rejected.
Recruiting (which is typically part of HR) lives and dies by the need to search for candidates for open positions. No open positions - they're out of a job. So I very much doubt they feel bad doing the job they were hired to do.
I'll bite my tongue on my HR thoughts, but AFAIK HR incentives are saving a company money, or making the company a lot of money. You don't necessarily need to hire people if you're focused on cost saving measures.
I wonder how demoralizing this must be on HR workers, having to post a job, screen CV's, trying to stay professional while knowing that the hiring manager actually doesn't care, having to constantly put people with hopes off, and ultimately let people feel they are not good enough just because some C-hole wants to bring in his buddy who's most likely not half as competent as the people who were rejected.