It's the power to get 30+ people to jump through hoops that only one person has a chance at being chosen. Even worse, a good 50-60% of those people have no chan

It's the power to get 30+ people to jump through hoops that only one person has a chance at being chosen. Even worse, a good 50-60% of those people have no chance out of the gate, they just don't know it. Encouraging people with little to no shot at the job to do significant work so make your job of filtering them out easier just reeks of exploitation. Come up with a filter that's minimal cost for those applying, fizzbuzz style problems seem suitable.