You appear to disagree that it is valid to vet a candidate for cultural fit:
"'> It's valid, I believe, for the company to vet candidates for culture fit'
I don't really agree..."
You go on to say it is "counterproductive" and "dishonest."
Maybe if you reduce it to a specific, binary instance ("hiring a technically-competent Midwesterner or waiting six months") you can shoehorn your point in to the conversation, but that fails to refute the validity or relevance of cultural fit.
"'> It's valid, I believe, for the company to vet candidates for culture fit' I don't really agree..."
You go on to say it is "counterproductive" and "dishonest."
Maybe if you reduce it to a specific, binary instance ("hiring a technically-competent Midwesterner or waiting six months") you can shoehorn your point in to the conversation, but that fails to refute the validity or relevance of cultural fit.