> The source of the experience is that the incentives of search committees and the incentives job applicants don’t align. As an employer, my goal is to select the best candidate for the job. While as an applicant, my goal is that I get a job, whether I’m the best candidate or not.

The article already starts off with a common misconception. There are no conflicts of interest among rational men. Just because an applicant may want a job doesn't automatically mean that achieving it is good. By the same respect a robber may achieve ownership of a Ferrari as opposed to identifying that they deserve it. Likewise the employer has the right to be irrational and to suffer the consequences of choosing poorly. And as an applicant you're better off not associating with them based on poor judgement.