Sure, but that's a two way street. Companies disrespect candidates by making them jump through irrelevant hoops.

The job candidates didn't create this problem.

You're right, it is a two-way street. Candidates go in to the process hoping to get a job and employees go in to the process hoping to get a co-worker. Both are acting in good faith

Most companies disclose what their process is up front and you're free to opt out at any time. Intentionally wasting the time of the recruiters and engineers at companies you don't want to work for just to "practice" just seems really rude

> Most companies disclose what their process is up front

That's funny. You should do stand-up.

>Recruiting is a time consuming task for all involved and for you to casually waste peoples time in that manner is horribly disrespectful

The argument cuts both ways. If the company rejects most people they bring for an on-site interview, then they are OK with wasting a lot of people's time. It is the company's responsibility to screen their candidates better.

Among the FAANG companies, 7 different recruiters contacted me this year (including multiple recruiters from the same company - for different divisions). I didn't apply to any of them. I got past their screen and they brought me on site.

Considering the way tech companies interview these days, I'm not really feeling a lot of compassion.

Multiple, full day interviews are horribly disrespectful.