sorry about that then ... there just appears to be quite a few people here making all sorts of bizarre assumptions based on a handful of words in a text box, and unable to conceive of the idea that their interpretation & assumptions might needs some questions before assuming they are right ... but I see what you are saying now.

I absolutely agree HR people should be removed from the process ... if hiring staff is the most important thing a business can do, then it seems bizarre to hand over the start of the process to someone who may very well remove the top candidate from the short list, and not even know they had done it ... the whole process is upside down & inside out to what it should be.