How Many Interviews EXACTLY?!?!.

[Joywtseo421]

I was floored by something I read earlier: - "Up to a few years ago, Google would have employees go through a 12 – 14 meeting process. This would result in dreadfully long staffing cycles, loss of top talent to competing internet companies and overall inefficiency when attempting to recruit employees in the masses.

In 2011, Google switched its recruiting approach to limit each applicant to 5 interviews. If Google can hire an engineer in 5 interviews, there is no reason why your firm should not be able to hire your sales and marketing personnel in 3 or 4".

FOURTEEN? Are you sure? Even four is too many.

Trouble is everybody wants to be helpful. HR gets involved. The line manager gets switzerland phone number library involved. The MD wants to help. And they want to get their staff involved so they feel...er....involved?

(Did you know that some organisations involve the new managers subordinates in the interview process - that was never a good idea! - Who, EXACTLY, is in charge around here?)

Trouble is the new recruit has a very different perspective. They see an organisation that's indecisive. They see an organisation where the authority is shared around (that's fine if you're in the People's Republic of China, although let's face it, even that's probably not how it works these days). And as so many people are involved, the decision-making process is long...long...long.....