Hiring Process
I don’t know why they’re bothering to hold interviews. It’s not like more adventurers than are needed will show up.
No matter how dire the quest, how big the city, or how ridiculously large the proposed treasure hoard, the number of adventurers at the inn will always be equal to the number of new Player Characters. Similarly, no matter how remote the location or small the town, you’ll always find a new adventurer when you need one.
What if you have a play-by-post game on a forum? With multiple character applications and a pre-game RP thread?
Actually, a DM of ours had another group of NPCs compete with our party whenever a new “job opportunity” arose… we had to keep the fees below average, but at least the DM had them play fair. We didn’t return the favour, however….