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> If your application takes longer than 10 minutes to complete, you are missing out on 50% of qualified job applicants. Surely it’s more like: the longer the a
by adrianmsmith 8y ago
> If your application takes longer than 10 minutes to complete, you are missing out on 50% of qualified job applicants.
Surely it’s more like: the longer the application process, the more desperate the candidates will need to be to complete it. Desperate because they can’t get other jobs, because they’re not strong candidates.
So having a long application process is like “I wish to filter candidates to get only the worst candidates”.
Only a foolish company would do that. (Of which there are many.)
- perl4ever 8y agoI don't judge an application process for being lengthy so much as if it's somehow inappropriate, buggy, or kafkaesque. The end-to-end quality of the online interface is an important cue for me. I was recently filling out my address in an online form where the address line was limited to 20 characters, which was just a little too short.
- nine_k 8y agoOTOH it might be a way to filter for cheapest candidates. At places where mental capacity is prized much less, and perseverance over long dull shifts is more important, it could even make sense. E.g. for supermarket cashiers or warehouse workers.