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I've been interviewing for a role since early November. Since that time, I've been through:
1) Recruiter pre-screen (45 minutes)
2) "Pre-chat" with VP (30 minutes)
3) Second screen with another recruiter (30 minutes)
4) Hour-long video interview with team member
5) Hour-long video interview with VP
6) Hour-long video interview with senior manager
7) Request for prior work samples/portfolio
8) Timed assignment/sample evaluation (took 4-5 hours)
All of these steps have occurred from November-mid-January. It's now early February, and they told me last week they want another video interview with two other senior members. I was told that this is the last interview. Details were supposed to have been provided to me last week, but I've heard nothing, so no interview is firmed up.
I am so over this process and am losing enthusiasm for the role and the company. Should I see it through or opt out? Are they playing games? Is this a warning about the culture?
I think I'd want to see how it turns out, if I'd already invested that much time in the process.
I have found that there are many variables affecting a hiring process that really seem to have nothing to do with actually doing the job. I wouldn't let the process turn me off, if the opportunity is a good one.
I've been interviewing for a role since early November. Since that time, I've been through:
1) Recruiter pre-screen (45 minutes)
2) "Pre-chat" with VP (30 minutes)
3) Second screen with another recruiter (30 minutes)
4) Hour-long video interview with team member
5) Hour-long video interview with VP
6) Hour-long video interview with senior manager
7) Request for prior work samples/portfolio
8) Timed assignment/sample evaluation (took 4-5 hours)
All of these steps have occurred from November-mid-January. It's now early February, and they told me last week they want another video interview with two other senior members. I was told that this is the last interview. Details were supposed to have been provided to me last week, but I've heard nothing, so no interview is firmed up.
I am so over this process and am losing enthusiasm for the role and the company. Should I see it through or opt out? Are they playing games? Is this a warning about the culture?
At this point you may as well see this one through. Personally, I would have withdrawn interest a long time ago as they are highlighting some huge inefficiencies at their firm.
sunk cost fallacy. By March you will be interviewing with the night janitor. I'd move on to other prospects. This company doesn't respect your time and cannot make a decision.
sunk cost fallacy. By March you will be interviewing with the night janitor. I'd move on to other prospects. This company doesn't respect your time and cannot make a decision.
Agreed. And as you've mentioned numerous times before, it's like going to a car dealership and asking to test drive the same car three or more times. At some point, the car salesman is going to move onto more serious prospects who really know what they want.
In all the places I've worked, the companies who constantly nit pick, second guess, and drag out the hiring process with endless interviews typically end up bringing aboard the worst candidate.
Even if you get the job, imagine how understaffed your team will be. I wouldn't want to work there. As soon as somebody quits your team, it's months of long hours until get the position filled.
Their hiring pipeline must lose good candidates left and right, due to their inefficiency.
Depends, are you being considered for the junior 2nd assistant night manager in the company cafeteria or the senior director of product development? Its just an idiots guess without knowing what type of position you're talking about.
No, it's not for an out-of-state role - no relocation involved. The entire team is virtual and distributed. The role, I guess, would be considered relatively senior/mid-level managerial oversight of key deliverables. I think the idea of sunk costs is pretty on point; I hadn't thought of it that way, but seems on target. I'll put it this way: I do not plan on reaching out any further to check on the status of my candidacy.
OP, it is well past time to move on. This is not going to get any better if you end up working there. They have shown you how they treat employees and you need to pay attention.
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