I once applied for a job where the organization explicitly did not ask for any information about me; no résumé, no job history, not even my name. The application was a questionnaire/test designed to evaluate how well I could perform the job. It was outside of my professional experience, but I did well enough that they selected me for round 2. It was glorious. Even though I didn't get the job, I felt good about the process, and that they had legitimately chosen the correct person.

I've now done some hiring, and wonder why companies stick with these practices that just don't work. Fear of not doing what everybody else is doing?