> 5. Recruitment loops usually takes several weeks, rarely less than a month. So being asked to be online at a specific time for updates is unheard of (to me),

> 5. Recruitment loops usually takes several weeks, rarely less than a month. So being asked to be online at a specific time for updates is unheard of (to me), because recruiters know that they may take anywhere from 1 to 4 weeks to get any sort of feedback. I'd agree to most of your points, but here is some anecdata: I went from recruiting message to initial call, CTO interview, team interview, HR call and offer in less than two weeks at a very legit company earlier this year. Some companies can be quite fast at hiring.