Hard to have much pity for these companies. In the good old days, they'd post a position, interview until they found one or two people who seemed like they cou

Hard to have much pity for these companies. In the good old days, they'd post a position, interview until they found one or two people who seemed like they could do the job, and hire one (or both). These days, it's a grueling, multi-month death march. The last two jobs I was hired for boasted about their steep "hiring funnel"--for every person hired, hundreds of applicants weren't. Watching the process from the inside, I've seen sharp people being declined for the most ridiculous reasons. In this sort of environment, prudent people become very reluctant to leave their positions, even if something new would be better. Do you really want people? Prove it.