ASK HN: When did 7 interviews become “normal”?
by geeky4qwerty on Hacker News.
Hello fellow travelers, I’ll do my best to keep this brief(ish). I’ve been in IT professionally since Y2K, data entry->QA->SysAdmin->PM->consultant->founder->sold and with the money took some years off, bought some property and a fixer upper and went to school and got a BSBA degree (never graduated from high school but wanted to show my kids the importance of a degree). I missed working and creating things with people so decided to reenter the job market in the PM space. So now that my hat is in the ring I have been told by recruiters what I need to “expect” in this “new market.” I was told “5 to 7 interviews is normal”. What? I genuinely feel like I’m having a ‘Blast from the Past’ moment in this whole thing (good 90s romcom kids, look it up). When did a hiring manager lose their authority and the trust of the organization to do their job? Am I just out of touch? How is a process like this in any way shape or form efficient or productive? Am i missing something? HN, please help!