A co-worker recently pointed me to some research that shows men will apply to a job when they meet 60% of the requirements, women won’t apply until they meeting 100%. So, I think this is another data point that backs up what you’re saying here. If you’re just regurgitating what everyone else has on their job descriptions, you’re likely building a long list of things that you don’t actually need, which will have the end result of giving you an overall smaller candidate pool.

Thanks for weighing in on this conversation, Omer :)