This is pure cringe. There is plenty of hiring going on with priorities above being the best person for the job. Look at the current Vice-President of the US for example.
Was Pence the best person for the job or was he picked to appeal to certain christian demographics? How about Sarah Palin? Or Dan Quayle?
Yea, all of them too.
The vice president isn't hired.
They essentially are. The presidential candidate hires them to make their candidacy more appealing to voters. The whole ticket is voted in, but the vice president is effectively hired onto the ticket by the presidential candidate.
The interview process involves an election. Followed by a yearly salary. Hired by every definition of the word.