[ryandrake]

The speed of the process seems to depend entirely on the company, and it has nothing to do with how weak or strong the hiring market is. We've all heard stories about you-know-who in FAANG who's notorious for taking months and months to go through the process.

I once applied for a really interesting incubator-within-telcom-giant role, which I thought would be a cool and unique experience. First red flag was it took about a month to just set up a phone interview, but I dealt with it because of how unique the role sounded. Then, after about two months, they flew me down to San Antonio for the onsite. They informally told me "You're a great match, we're going to get our ducks in a row and then call you with next steps!" Then... ghosted. After a few months, I gave up and found a different job. Moved my family across the country, signed the rental lease, and so on. Then, out of the blue, about a year after that initial interview, that telcom called me back with "Hi, [candidate], I'm calling to schedule a second interview for that [incubator] role. When would work for you?"