It never ceases to astound me that employers are apparently incapable of reading a resume and have absolutely no consideration for the fact that job seekers are not merely completing their single aggravating application, but hundreds, and expect that work, and it is work, for free. Look at the resume, if there is strong interest, interview me, if interest continues, check references, and if you want me as an employee, make an offer and hire me upon acceptance, and then and only then require the application be completed when I am being compensated for my time. It is bad enough that even once hired, payroll is offset by two to six weeks before compensation for work completed two to six weeks earlier finally arrives, that I still an required to volunteer an hour or more of my time to painstakingly complete a job application.