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This predates the pandemic.
I have been on both sides of things. I have had to deal with the literally hundreds of applicants that are completely fake CVs or so underqualified that I would be better off grabbing a random kid at a high school job fair.
And the reality is that if I have had to sift through hundreds of bullshit CVs, I am not going to be giving anyone "a chance". Unless you specifically meet every single requirement AND look amazing on paper, you are in the bin because I already wasted hours of my life doing due diligence on the assholes.
I hate everything about workaday. I hate that it incorrectly parses my CV in new and exciting ways every time AND means I need a new account for every company, if not every opening. But I also understand what happens if you ACTUALLY make it as simple as filling out a template once.
And while the article is complete bullshit (gotta love the mysterious loophole of OPT as though it is some secret...), I do agree with the outcome. If you are a "skilled" worker going into a comparatively niche field, favor the openings that aren't using workaday. My best interviews have been from using the automated linkedin application system that basically just sends an email. Hell, that is where my current job is from. But that is also because these were jobs in specific subsets of fields and not entry level positions or openings at Google.