Absolutely NOT. A better question is whether companies would pay for the time a candidate spends to interview (e.g. an onsite interview takes a whole day requi

Absolutely NOT. A better question is whether companies would pay for the time a candidate spends to interview (e.g. an onsite interview takes a whole day requiring the candidate to use up a PTO) or as restitution for the pain caused to the candidate of having to talk to the companies' recruiters before getting to a hiring manager.