You're damn' right they did. Straight out of college with a Computer Programming degree, I took Sears' two day long computer programming aptitude test, then went through another two full days of interviews.
Scored 94 on the aptitude test and sailed through the personal interviews.
I was turned down, even though at the time I worked for Sears in their Central Call Taking Center in Melrose Park, IL as a call center supervisor (while putting myself through college.)
When my manager, who manged the entire Sears Service Center on N. George St. in Melrose Park learned I was turned down, he began asking why. The response I received: Sears was looking to fill their minority quota.
So I wasted four days of aptitude testing and personal interviews, only to be turned down because I was the wrong color.
I quit Sears that day, cut up my credit card and never ever stepped foot in a Sears store ever again.
The same thing happened to me with the post office. Took the civil exam and got a 98. I was passed over because the minorities got 10 extra points because of the color of their skin. Vets only got 5 points but if you were a black vet you got 15. There was no way I was going to get hired at at the rate. I was put on a list (at the bottom) and was told I would eventually get on offer. Never did.