This explanation of the job search process is explained in perfect terms by Robynn and it's absolutely unacceptable. Employers should be holding themselves to a higher standard than this, and soon many people will choose to avoid applying to your company at all if you keep making these mistakes. Stop wasting people's time that actually want to work.
Job seekers are exhausted. Worn out. Depressed. Frustrated. Disgusted. Endless interviewing. Endless waiting. Endless ghosting. A client of ours was interviewing with 4 companies simultaneously. Between in person meetings, presentations, Zoom calls and 'just one more interview' before expecting an offer, he put on the brakes. Between the 4 of them, he'd been interviewed 16 times. After learning that 2 of the companies planned additional interviews, he bowed out of both. He went back to the other 2 and said, "make an offer or I am out." He got 2 offers, accepted the one he wanted and is starting his new job on December 1st. At some point you just hit a wall. Want people to make a damn decision already. Hiring has never been this long, this difficult or this flaky. He said the best part of the entire experience was finding his voice and taking back some control over his own life. Well done. #jobsearch #confidence #resumewriting