What he's describing there isn't a recruiting problem. It's a douchebag culture problem. I doubt you can fix that just by redoing the recruitment process.
There is definitely a trend towards crapper recruiting practices.
I have been looking for jobs recently, and while nowhere near as extreme a scenario as that case, a lot of companies expect me to speak with the HR person for 20 minutes on skype, followed by a timed online coding test, despite knowing nothing about the job. You can ask the HR person, but usually they know next to nothing.
Timed coding tests are stupid. That's not how I work on a day to day basis. "Weeks of coding can save hours of planning" is something I believe, and that planning is where my 12 years of experience in the industry makes a difference.
