My partner has been applying and interviewing to jobs in conservation for about a month now. He has a good offer, but was waiting to see if another district would give him an offer too, before accepting. So he sends his resume and cover letter. They then ask him to fill out a questionnaire. Okay, it takes him ~30 minutes, done. He gets an interview, on Friday. It's an hour long, with a panel of three interviewers. It went well, he's feeling hopeful. Now they send out “homework” to be completed by noon on Monday. They want a full restoration and maintenance overview for a hypothetical job site. He really wants this job, and he spends maybe 4 hours or more hours on this “homework” over the weekend. Sends it in on time on Monday. They send out an email to all the applicants today. A new executive director was hired, and as a result they are freezing all other hires for the foreseeable future. They wasted HOURS of his time, and other applicants as well.