Applications.

I've been filling out a lot of applications recently and I just realized something.  These applications haven't really changed in the past thirty years.  Why does an app request your social?  They can't do a background check unless you give permission and these don't.  I'm not even going to get into the whole danger from identity theft. 

Why do they care what high school I went to?  Why do you care about college either.  If you're hiring a brain surgeon then sure, ask for credentials but if you're hiring someone that has a degree that means nothing to the job then why do you care?  If you care enough to ask for references and prior employment then are you going to call them?  Then maybe you should ask for a phone number. 

How about asking questions that pertain to the business.  If you have a chocolate company then ask them what their favorite chocolates are.  If you have a gaming store then ask them what games they like and why.  Go to the next level and ask them what games they didn't like and why.  Do they cosplay?  As who and why? 

The purpose of a good app is to winnow out the people that wouldn't be a good fit for the company.  If someone wants to work at a place because it's a good fit for them then give them the chance to tell you.  If they aren't a good fit then don't waste their time and yours by putting them in an interview.