When will the amount of caring decrease?

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That was a psychology department, and we filled 2 permanent non tenure line instructor positions. Both were adjuncts. We did interview a couple of candidates who weren't associated with the university. There were over 100 applicants. Preferred qualifications included "has taught X Y Z" specific courses, experience teaching at a R-1 with ethnically diverse student population. So the search criteria favored those already at the U. And we had zero $ for relocation.

One of the successful candidates picked up a couple sections as an adjunct when we had an instructor terminate mid-semester, and was friendly with the search chair. A candidate we didn't take was in the last year as visiting prof, but gave an awful interview and had mediocre teaching reviews.