Not if it's done to actually make sure listings are viewed by a representative group of people in the industry. Don't always assume the worst. If anything, mos

Not if it's done to actually make sure listings are viewed by a representative group of people in the industry. Don't always assume the worst. If anything, most companies have huge biases in the way they conduct recruiting. Take home tasks excludes those taking care of a child alone in larger degree than other groups for instance, posting listings only on HN would skew the people applying heavily. Etc etc. Making sure you've reached all groups is actually laudable.