You CAN avoid the screening. Just have the time.

Nicked from james_nicoll 

As Matt Kerman demonstrates in this post, it can be done. You have to be ready to spend the time and make sure you're firm and unfailingly polite. But you can do it.

I would recommend anyone who has the time do this. If enough people do, they'll have to back off. Look at all the manpower they were forced to expend on something that ultimately didn't matter.