[enko]

> I ask job applicant to cut up and code a PSD

You judge job applicants by their willingness to jump through boring scut work hoops in the hope of getting a job? I don't know what you're optimising for there, but it certainly isn't programming talent.

I've known a few C-class bumblers who would probably do that for a job interview. The number of grade-A talented engineers, the people I would want to hire, who would put themselves through some pointless, arbitrary slog just to impress you with their "eagerness"? Precisely zero.

[paul9290]

These tests are for a web design and branding agency.

There are tons and tons of resumes and the shop is not located in a huge metropolitan area like San Fran, NYC, Chicago, etc.