The whole tone of the process sounds really immature and unprofessional. Good people wont put up with this. 15 references, thats a red flag right away. Sorry

The whole tone of the process sounds really immature and unprofessional. Good people wont put up with this. 15 references, thats a red flag right away. Sorry, but only desperate, or naive people will put up with it. Remember, a person that has choice (even in a down economy), will be interviewing you as a company just as well.