Applied Online > Prompt Follow-Up from Recruiter (automated response suspected) Echoing all other reviews here, I received a prompt invitation from a recruiter inviting me to complete and submit a case study. The case study in question was an interesting problem and did provide the chance to demonstrate written and analytical skills. But the positive ends there.. The offline submission of the completed case without any live presentation was a red flag. Against my better judgement, I ignored all reviews here and spent >10 hours completing the case and received a prompt rejection 2 days after submission. It appears that the Clipboard HR / Recruiting team is well aware of this egregious practice but has chosen to be blind and defensive in its practices. Case studies as an evaluation aren't bad but it's just disappointing to have to invest such a long time towards one and not receive so much as an introductory call, basic mutual fit assessment or even feedback on the case. You are being disingenuous to candidates and signaling how self-righteous you consider yourselves. While you will get away with it in the current hot labor market, there will definitely come a time when the candidate pool will dwindle, who are unwilling to put up with this joke of an interview process. My 2 cents: Conduct a basic introductory and screening round. There are no excuses for skipping this. If you must have a case study as the first line interview, design it such that folks aren't spending more than 5 hours on it just for the opportunity to speak to someone.