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For the position I currently hold, I had to go through a battery of eight interviews, as well as provide 20 references. I work in financial fraud investigations, but I do not work for the federal government. Still, I got the job and I am glad for it (turns out to be a good company to work for).
For the position I currently hold, I had to go through a battery of eight interviews, as well as provide 20 references. I work in financial fraud investigations, but I do not work for the federal government. Still, I got the job and I am glad for it (turns out to be a good company to work for).
How much of these interviews are necessary process and how much is the feather bedding of the human resources dept.? The busier you make your day with all these "necessary" interviews the more you justify your own position.
Working interviews should be the norm. What better way to simulate how good the fit is? Chatting in an office with a bunch of different people is antiquated and a poor predictor of performance.
Have you been at the same job since 1989? Multiple interviews have been the norm in many fields for several years. Part of the idea is to weed out those who don't want to take the time and effort to go through the process. Like you.
I agree with the OP. I can see if he was unemployed but it is very difficult to get time off for many workers. Schedule the face to face all in one day or forget about it.
a friend of mine had 2 interviews, and produced a sample of her work (she's a graphic designer). they like it and now they want her to come work for a day to see how she fits in.
now i can understand the logic behind doing this, but come on. she has a job. she should take off from there, to work for free? that's unreasonable.
I've heard of companies pulling that come to work for a day when they have no intention of hiring. They just need a programmer or graphics designer for a day and they get a free consultation.
a friend of mine had 2 interviews, and produced a sample of her work (she's a graphic designer). they like it and now they want her to come work for a day to see how she fits in.
now i can understand the logic behind doing this, but come on. she has a job. she should take off from there, to work for free? that's unreasonable.
I know someone this happened to and they put her on client billable work, not sample work and they did not pay her nor did they end up hiring her either.
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