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The return of never-ending job interviews: 'It can go beyond the pale'

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Re: The return of never-ending job interviews: 'It can go beyond the pale'

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post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not exactly sure if you're being sarcastic or not. But I am for the wining and dining part, accompanied by a good interview it can be fun. The other 12 parts can be skipped.

That's what I thought too--is the poster being sarcastic?

Yes

Re: The return of never-ending job interviews: 'It can go beyond the pale'

#12
post #8

We'll eventually get to the point where anyone willing to jump through these stupid hoops is primarily motivated by greed.

> primarily motivated by greed. Or perhaps a desire to, say, eat or live under a roof? A job is pretty much required for living nowadays in much of the world. A good job (one that requires jumping through such hoops) makes living much easier.

Nowadays?

Re: The return of never-ending job interviews: 'It can go beyond the pale'

#13
It's pretty annoying how the article is quite both-sides-ism about the whole thing.

Four months to receive an offer? Come on. You get the vast majority of the signal for a candidate in the interview process itself. All of the backoffice deliberations don't require months of meetings. It's just more okay that it gets dragged out because the market is lousy.

Call it what it is: indecision and inefficiency.

Re: The return of never-ending job interviews: 'It can go beyond the pale'

#15
It's kind of fascinating to see companies I've interviewed at, where I did well enough in my honest opinion to get something of an offer in yesterday's market where they didn't even went for a better candidate but simply reposted the job the same week.

What is the idea? They just have it up to find that one 0.1% developer that happens to walk through the door?

I can't imagine companies simply want to wait to roll out features they are planning to build in such a dynamic market. Something you think of today is launched by your competitor tomorrow. If you have an unfilled vacancy for two months more stuff will be rolled out two months later.

Re: The return of never-ending job interviews: 'It can go beyond the pale'

#16
post #10

Unfortunately the interviewees lose money while they're being interviewed while the interviewers earn theirs.

Only when unemployed

Not necessarily, what about hourly workers or those that have to use PTO/sick day? I would consider burning a PTO day to be losing money.
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