Every application for any job these days includes a way to apply online. In that, you attach your resume. Then, in several of them, they have a questionnaire attached to weed people out Id guess. Well, those questions, are exactly what is on the resume. Why even ask for a resume if you are just going to have me summarize my education and work experience in the questions anyway?
Yes, it's to weed out the lazy, easily annoyed, or others that aren't really all that interested in actually working but just apply because why not. You can't be bothered to put forth a little extra effort to actually GET the job? I can't imagine how poor that work ethic will be once you have it.
Lazy and easily annoyed...odd, seems more that its redundant and has no real purpose. As some of these jobs are actually for efficiency type work as an auditor, I find it very inefficient use of anyone's time.
Especially seeing as people are just going to copy and paste from a resume. That does not show a thing about work ethic at all.
Extra effort isn't a problem. Ask me other questions (and some do) to get to know more about who I am as a worker. Asking to restate what I have already attached on a resume isn't that...it isn't extra effort, its pointless effort. Some of these have sent follow up surveys as a first round of interview. With actual pertinent questions about me and about the job and my understanding of things. Those were great and obviously served a real purpose. Asking my education and job history that is clearly listed on any resume...redundant and awful.