Brian LaManna describes tech hiring processes that drag on for five or six weeks across seven steps, then pressure candidates to accept offers within 24 hours. He calls out the unfairness and asks others to share their experiences.
How is this hiring scenario not illegal? Say you apply to a role and then you kick off your first conversation with them. That's maybe something like a discovery call with a recruiter or recruiter screen. Fast forward. You get a second call a week later. A couple weeks later, you're five or six weeks into a seven step interview process where each step has been agonizing along the way whether you're going to get moved on to that next round. After a month or a month plus, you finally get the call you've anticipated and wanted for so, so long and you get offered the role. But that recruiter, when they give you a call, they say, hey, congratulations, we're offering you this role. You have 24 hours to decide if you want to move forward with us, else we're not going to be able to actually put forward that offer. In my opinion, you've stayed patient with them throughout the entire process, right? It's on them that they should have to stay patient with you. This is something I would love to see get changed with tech sales and tech hiring. Let me know in the comments below if this has ever happened to you or if you have any other ideas on ways to solve this.
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