If I have to jump through 90 hoops just to apply, you better be prepared to pay me.

Recently I saw an ad for a job that paid $70,000/year (which is a lot for where I live), and I thought wow, that sounds great! I've had a couple of job interviews lately but no calls back. So I go to the website, and they require you to take an assessment...fine. But then if you pass the assessment, you have to give them your high school and college transcripts!! I don't even know where those are. My high school closed decades ago. I'm 52 years old, WTF? And then you have to have *three* references, which is entirely too many. And then they only allow you to apply for one position. I'm not going to do all of this and apply for one position that may or may not be a good fit.<br><br>If I have to pay a third party for my transcripts, and slog around looking for three good references, I want a full benefits package and six figures. Anything less is an insult.<br><br>Edit: Wow, thanks for the awards, everyone! I was venting, and didn't expect this kind of response. Thank you, and I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought this was an overreach.