I have a rule that I refuse to participate in hiring processes that require unequal investment (of time/money) from me and the company. If the hiring process r

I have a rule that I refuse to participate in hiring processes that require unequal investment (of time/money) from me and the company. If the hiring process requires 2 minutes of the company's time for every 1 hour of yours they are pretty much guaranteed to waste your time. I've made exceptions to this rule before for what I thought were good reasons and deeply regretted it every single time. I no longer believe there are exceptions.