The Hiring Process Backfired

Companies involved in a long, drawn-out interview process forget that the best candidates only briefly surface on the job market and don’t stay there forever. Surveys indicate that most candidates lose interest in the job if they are kept waiting in line for longer than two weeks.

Recruitm...

• Hire for strength rather than lack of weakness.
• Have clear expectations of who you are hiring with a realization that there is something seriously wrong with every employee in your company (including you). Nobody is perfect.
• Involve multiple people in brainstorming but mak...

• Technology will continue to improve in ways to benefit both parties involved in the recruiting process.
• Advances in machine learning could enable the system to recognise and tag resumes with keyword synonyms or phrasing variations.
• For now, candidates can take som...