My own experience strongly suggests to me that this claim is inane ... it would only follow if you believe yourself to be no more competent than the average hiring manager in such a body, or in the papers you reference.

What evidence do you have that you are better than average?

My personal experience from interviewing many, many candidates for a large company suggests that interviewing is crucial

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!"