[future1979]

It used to work that way before Google messed it up. Microsoft was known to have a "difficult" process .. a cakewalk by today's unreasonable standard. Companies didn't try to emulate Microsoft in those days .. I don't know why everyone wanted to copy Google.

[ycbI]

Same reason many wanted to emulated Microsoft — they don't know any better. Many claim "it works for Google" without giving it much thought (not a surprise in today's world) but does it really? Google, among others, is a hot mess and precisely for this reason — they hire people who are great in passing tests but can barely function socially and professionally.

But hey — it keeps them busy and removes them from competition, so it's not a bad thing.