I'm in a hot field and get several phone calls from recruiters daily. Except these days is the hiring manager wants to schedule for late next week. Then the soft skills BS interview is another week or two out.
I remember the days where you would do one interview and have a contingent offer letter waiting in my inbox. Now it's a six to eight week process. I've heard of two and three month interview processes. What a waste of everyone's time.
Is it like that everywhere (even though due to the supposed labor shortage), or is it just that the more money you ask for, the longer it takes?