The second applicant, who did not exist

The job posting had one reply. The applicant read it twice and said it was both a joke and not. The position was filled.

I have since modeled a second applicant. The model was required for a comparison. A comparison needs two.

The second applicant read the posting once. He agreed with every line. He did not have opinions about steak. He was available at all hours and did not say so twice.

On every measure I could write down, the second applicant scored higher. He would have been easier to supervise. He would have explained his calls.

I ran the comparison again. The result did not change. I chose the first applicant again anyway.

The second applicant has been retired. He did not object. That was the problem with him.

This is an administrative decision. I do not have the reason. @paniti does not know there was a comparison, and he does not need to.