Regardless, the asymmetry is offensively wide: it takes at least an order of magnitude more time to write a text than to read it. The candidate is also under pr

Regardless, the asymmetry is offensively wide: it takes at least an order of magnitude more time to write a text than to read it. The candidate is also under pressure to create a well crafted and professional response, essentially a sample of his best writing. You on the other hand, can do a half-ass job reading it, stop for your lunch break and skip the questions you are not interested in - there is absolutely no written record or evaluation of your reading performance. You might read it but others might send it in the bin after the first paragraph. Why would a company put such a large onus on the candidate, and little to none on itself, while the same could be achieved in a 1 hour skype call, where all these questions could be explored in depth in a symmetrical fashion? The only rational answer is that the company has complete disregard for the candidates and actively seeks out submissive people that lend themselves to easy abuse.