CEOS: Do You Know How Much Money is Wasted on Hiring and the Cost to Reputation?

Amid a well-publicized worker shortage and near record-low unemployment, Mike Conley, an Indiana-based software engineer seeking a new job faced a seemingly incredulous situation. Conley, who has 25 years of experience, withdrew from consideration. Why? After three rounds of interviews, he was told the organization was looking to schedule interviews four through nine with him. And even nine might not seal the deal.

Reasons companies give for such a bruising process often center on a candidate’s fit within the organization.  The “fit” idea is changing and being defined differently in an era of increasingly hybrid and remote work. From candidates’ perspective, such behavior shows disrespect and a lack of courtesy, which can raise red flags for applicants, particularly sought-after ones. Read the full article here authored by WPNT Ltd.