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The process may span 8 or 9 weeks, but you'd probably actively spend about 8 or 9 hours. That's a couple hours on the phone, and 5-6 hours on site. Presumably,
by freyr 13y ago
The process may span 8 or 9 weeks, but you'd probably actively spend about 8 or 9 hours. That's a couple hours on the phone, and 5-6 hours on site.
Presumably, you expect to hold the job for next few years of your life, at a minimum. If you can't budget 10 hours of your time, and you can't wait for a few weeks for an answer, it just doesn't sound like you really want to work there. Unless you're in desperate need for a job sooner... then I'd understand better.
- Nursie 13y agoI was unemployed at the time (I'd just moved back to the UK and was looking for work) and didn't fancy hanging around for 2 months, so there is that. But even if I was employed I'd be looking for an out much faster. I work with 4 week notice periods (max). A two month decision process is just messing you about. --edit-- I'll add that the work sounded uninspiring, the location wasn't ideal and I was trying to go freelance/contract at the time (successful within a couple of weeks) so their goals and mine were completely misaligned...
- sopooneo 13y agoExcept you're effectively budgeting ten hours divided by the probability you get hired.
- jacalata 13y agoI only have details for two people going through their interviews, but one of them took about 16 hours of in person time, and the other involved flying out to a different city for a day of interviews after ~6 hours of phone screening + a clusterfuckload of email time (partly due to some monumental incompetence on behalf of their HR department: when the recruiter involved left they said they had to restart the entire process).