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It's definitely a tough market and many overqualified people are taking less paying jobs to avoid losing their homes.

I'm not sure if it's going overboard or what, but my company puts you through a Gallup Poll where you have a few seconds to answer an array of questions that supposedly let them know if you will fit into the corporation's culture. I've heard these aren't cheap to do.

This is AFTER they read your cover letter and had at least 2 seperate HR people interview you and verified your background and sent you to pee in a cup.

A poorly put together cover letter is lucky to get a call back telling them they weren't hired, and I personally never heard of it.

If it were me, I would pay someone who is qualified to sit down with me and help me nail this thing.