In a recent job hunt, I found cases were used as an excuse for the company to invest 0 time in the process. It was so bad that with one company (a unicorn, if

In a recent job hunt, I found cases were used as an excuse for the company to invest 0 time in the process. It was so bad that with one company (a unicorn, if it matters) I replied with a bunch of questions that I had to fill out the gaping holes in the case, and they instead opted for an in person to avoid investing the time in the replies! In two other cases, they requested 4-6 hours for a time commitment. I told them I was incredibly busy and was more than happy to put 1-2 hours into the case and return it as a work in progress. Both company's said to put as much time as I wanted into it, but then decided that the case wasn't complete enough to continue. This last round taught me that I won't do cases as a first pass filter as a matter of principle. If you want me to do a case, invest time in me first so that I know we both have skin in the game. These cases are really just optimizing for people with more time than others.