I’ve read various articles from the employer perspective complaining about people not wanting jobs or having candidates ghost them.
I have a lot of people in my life currently looking and actively interviewing for jobs with open availability for calls and start dates.
On average, they’ve been waiting 7-14 WEEKS to hear any decision and they often have to pester the recruiter/hiring manager for updates. Waiting that long for them to make a decision is absolutely absurd.
We should normalize a 2-week rule from when you start interviewing a candidate. If you can’t get your shit together in 2 weeks to make a decision on a candidate then you really aren’t prioritizing someone that you’re expecting to prioritize your company.
It’s ridiculous to expect someone to stay interested and excited about a position when you’re taking months to just get them interviewed.