Originally Posted by
Dawnrage
Speaking as a former raid leader/GM for a pretty high end guild, I don't think a UI is the end-all-be-all everyone is making it out to be. Seeing someone's UI tend to give you a good picture about stuff, but to judge if they are recruit-able solely from it? That's a pretty shallow way of recruiting. I have had my share of people with good UI that perform poorly (especially since making a good UI is as easy as downloading a mod these days), and people with default Blizzard UI who were good. Not to say it doesn't go the other way around either, but again, recruiting based on UI is just a very lazy and poor way to recruit someone. No offense.
Honestly, there's plenty of tools now that help you recruit. Something as simple as the armory to check the basic stuff like how dedicated he is on rep/enchants etc, and then the more advance stuff like world of logs to check performance on a fight or whether his rotation is being done right and he's simply held back by gear. Of course, even after all the extra stuff like their apps and interviews etc, it's really going to come down to just seeing how he performs in your guild, both raid-wise and personality wise. I would say having a personality that meshes well with your guild is one of the more important things a recruit can have.
Skill can be taught like you said, but depending on what you are aiming for as a guild, you might not have the time to wait for someone to develop, or the person in question may not take well to criticism.