Why Does a Hiring Decision Take So Long?
We’ve all been there. You submit your application for a job you would be perfect for, but don’t hear from the company for three weeks. They call to invite you to an in-person interview, but the earliest they can see you is another two weeks away! You think that the in-person interview has gone well, but considering that you don’t hear from the company for another month, you think that you’re out of the running-until they invite you back for another interview. Is this the newest version of Chinese water torture? Are they so disorganized as an organization that they can’t show you some respect? Does this mean that they are a bad company to work for? I know that it can seem like hiring managers have absolutely nothing better to do than drive you slowly insane. I am here to personally assure you that as a hiring manager for 10 years, I definitely had much better things to do than torture job applicants. Let’s look at the hiring process from the company’s perspective.
