Can confirm, I bail if you ask any amount of time at all be put into a "weed out" exercise before even talking to a real person. If my resume's not enough to get you interested in a conversation, I'll look elsewhere. If you have
that many candidates and you find enough of them
equally interesting that doing this is necessary, I reckon my odds are terrible anyway, so it's just a waste of time doing work and not just not getting paid, but very likely not seeing any kind of reward whatsoever.
Moreover, if this is necessary, I kinda assume the pay is mediocre at best. If you knew how to get enough value out of me to be able to pay me really, really well, and if I look like a good fit for the job, then again, my resume ought to justify our talking. If any of that's not the case, then it seems like the pay's gonna suck or I'm just not a good fit, so I'm out either way.
I want someone who's fishing for me with a lure, not by dragging a huge net through the water. Seems like a better sign all around.
Moreover, if this is necessary, I kinda assume the pay is mediocre at best. If you knew how to get enough value out of me to be able to pay me really, really well, and if I look like a good fit for the job, then again, my resume ought to justify our talking. If any of that's not the case, then it seems like the pay's gonna suck or I'm just not a good fit, so I'm out either way.
I want someone who's fishing for me with a lure, not by dragging a huge net through the water. Seems like a better sign all around.