I don't usually defend recruiting practices, but in this particular case: It sounds like you're experiencing what happens to a hiring process after lots of unq

I don't usually defend recruiting practices, but in this particular case: It sounds like you're experiencing what happens to a hiring process after lots of unqualified candidates apply to jobs they're not qualified for. The same companies who used to have 30 minute conversations now have walls and basic-literacy tests, and pre-pre-pre-screens and coding-challenges and all that nonsense. It's a shame really, for everybody involved. But I get why they feel like they need those hurdles.