Absolutely. I did some pre-interview tests when that reprehensible practice started, then decided to never waste another minute on it. It's the hallmark of a hiring policy that is both arrogant and lazy. It screams, "We feel that our time is worth so much more than yours that we won't even talk to you until you prove yourself." Giving the candidate the feeling that he or she is dealing with arrogant twits before you've even spoken is not a great sales pitch to the desirable candidate. It's also wrong headed, because it tests nothing of importance. A much more effective way to do the coarse filtering is have someone talk to them on a call that is pre-announced to be limited to five or ten minutes. The great majority of people you aren't going to be interested in can be eliminated with three or four questions, and there's no awkwardness for either party because the length of the call is pre-announced. In the less usual case where it's someone you are interested in, asking if they mind if you run a little long tells them that you are impressed with them enough to bend your own rule. People who design the hiring process often forget that it's not just about the candidate selling themself to you! Once you have narrowed it down to that few percent, it's much more about selling your group to them! The ones you want are going to get offers galore.