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by hackable_sand 777 days ago
Recently I almost completed one that was equal parts data harvesting form and job application.

The original link was through a third-party job board. The job board tried to trick me into signing up in order to jump to the posting.

The job "app" itself was actually two applications. One was an automated resume parser that was just... incorrect. The second was a manual-entry form that asked for the same information. :D

Funny enough, I got to the "Why do you want to work for A Shady Company with Questionable Morals?" series of questions I was actually given a chance to stop and sober up to the idea:

A human being (allegedly) put together the most byzantine hiring process to conceal something, and if they actually do hire someone, it will be a self-selected fanatic who needs the cash more than the indulgence.