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by dragonwriter 1678 days ago
> I agree that excessive interviews are a warning sign, but that needs to be kept in perspective. 3-4 one hour interviews is almost standard practice in many locations and tech sectors.

For someone who comes to the company cold or in response to an advertised opening, sure.

If the firm is reaching out to a prospect, its not a random unknown applicant, and the filtering should be substantially less. If its not, its a sign of managerial dysfunction at the firm, which should be a negative signal to the prospect.
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PragmaticPulp 1678 days ago
Hard disagree. Outside of famous FAANG companies, modern hiring is largely recruitment-driven. Either recruitment by the hiring managers, or by dedicated recruiters tasked with identifying potential candidates.

Asking everyone to go through the same interview process isn't a sign of dysfunction, it's a sign that the company has their act together and is making an effort to compare potential hires using the same framework.

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taylodl 1678 days ago
Congratulations! You did a great job identifying what's wrong with hiring at tech. Everyone keeps saying hiring in tech is broken. Now you know why.
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lhorie 1677 days ago
These days, FANG/MULA have dedicated recruitment teams actively reaching out to people too. Depending on the candidate's qualifications, the first round is sometimes dropped (this is sometimes called a "red carpet experience" and it's specifically designed for poaching) but the lengthier second round (of 4-5 sessions) is generally non-negotiable.
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lhorie 1677 days ago
Really depends on the qualifications of the candidate. Cold calling on linkedin is very prevalent these days. Even FANG does skip to the second phase of an interview loop, but only in cases where the candidate has an outstanding resume and is worth going the extra mile to poach. But for run-off-the-mill jobs, no, standard funnel is standard practice because the recruitment team at the top of the funnel doesn't have the skills to evaluate candidates in depth and the tech interviewers at the end of the funnel usually have no idea where the candidate was sourced from.
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