[MAGZine]

The problem is, unless if you're paying candidates, I think you're selecting for a group of desperate people. Which is to say, I don't think that your process respects candidate's time. You talk about give and take, but all I see is take--"submit to our process or F off." Or enlighten me, what are you giving in the exchange?

To me it sounds like you needed some way to thin the stack of resumes, and this is the method you chose. I'm just skeptical that you're going to get a lot of quality candidates. How are you going to pull developers who are comfortable in their existing jobs with such onerous requirements? These are people worth hiring: they're competent, skilled, and don't need to find another job.

Though looking at your profile a little, I think the answer is clear: you don't try to. Rather, I think maybe what you mean when you say fit is "we filter for people who need this job so badly that they'll go through our hoops to get it."

perhaps its that a web dev shop can't afford to hire the best talent, so the that sort of a filter is useful.