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[โ€“] Zacryon@feddit.org 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't participate in such a process and the problem solves itself (unless you are very desperate). As long as companies find some idiot who jumps through these hoops, they will continue to do this. When they realize that they are deterring candidates with this shitty process, they might start changing it.

[โ€“] lucg@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

the problem solves itself (unless you are very desperate)

Have you seen dating sites? When the market is such that one side can clearly pick whoever they want, not everyone has the luxury (good looks for dating / relevant experience for jobs) to not play ball