𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬: 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭?

𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔:

A pre-screen with HR and a call with the hiring manager, followed by SIX half-hour interviews spread over three days.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Add a written case study, another round with the hiring manager, and an audience with the CEO. This mammoth process is what Ayomi Samaraweera experienced - and she didn't even land the job!

Recent insights from CNBC's Make It highlight that this case isn’t isolated. Many job seekers have faced extended interview processes recently.

A June 2023 report from the Josh Bersin Company & AMS indicates that the time to hire a new employee has reached an all-time high, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 44 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔!

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠?

👉 Rise in remote work = Larger talent pool

👉 Economic uncertainties = Hiring anxiety for companies

👉 Aim for unbiased, equitable hiring = More comprehensive candidate evaluations

𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆'𝒔 𝒂 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆:

📢 Companies with unclear goals or shifting priorities can leave candidates in the dark.

📢 Poor communication during interviews might reveal more about a company's culture than intended.

As Monica Revuelta pointed out, ”𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖.”

🎯For companies, the message is clear: 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐲, 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬.

𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒗𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/30/job-interviews-are-getting-longer-heres-why-it-could-be-a-red-flag-.html