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‘Five interviews, five months and I still didn’t know if I got the job’
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by Victoria Stokes
01st Nov 2023
01st Nov 2023
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Companies claim they need multi-stage interviews to find the right 'fit', while prospective employees find them, at times, exploitative? So what is the solution and are the hiring practices fair in your company?
“Five months and several emails chasing them later, they finally told me I hadn’t got the job.” Emma*, a 31-year-old IT consultant who asked to remain anonymous is telling me about a recent interview process that left her mentally and emotionally drained. After sending off an application for a Dublin-based IT job she spotted on LinkedIn, she was delighted to be invited to interview. She was even more pleased when she nailed it and was...