[cloverich]

It's a conformity test, though it's not often viewed that way. If you interview enough you get really good at passing them, surprisingly quickly. Ultimately they want to hire people that fit a certain mold, because they understand how to utilize them. It is only a red flag if you aren't that type of person, or don't enjoy pretending to be one.

IMHO it is also the reason they can't generally make their own (good) products any more, without acquiring / copying -- that is not the type of people they hire (more artistic / risk taker types).