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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I applied for a job over 6 weeks ago (job posting had been live for around 4 days when I applied). I heard nothing until this week, when I was invited for interview. I had assumed I wasn’t in the running for this job anymore based on the length of time since I applied. Why did it take 6 weeks? I assume their top candidates declined? Or something else? [/quote]

Likely that they had other candidates in the funnel that didn’t make the cut through the progressive interview rounds. So the recruiting team went back to the well. I have 5 candidates at the top of an IT funnel right now. I’ve vetted their resumes and they are a good match for the job. However I have one candidate in final round interviews this week. And two more behind him if he doesn’t pan out. IF for some reason any of the three aren’t selected for the role, I’ll go to that group of 5. If I do, it will be after Spring break and they applied late February. It’s just what happens in the recruitment process. [/quote]

That’s interesting too - do you tend to run a few top candidates simultaneously, getting them all through the various stages and then comparing at the end, or do you only push the top candidate to the final round and then the others only if the top one doesn’t work out?[/quote]

We move tranches of 4-5 candidates at a time. Invariably in late stages it narrows to the top 3. Someone goes to the final interview first. That’s where we are now with this role. This candidate is a total fit so if the exec likes him, we’re moving to an offer. I have another role where it’s neck and neck between two candidates. We’re pushing both through to the end because the role is a little more high profile and it is more critical that we get that capability and fit right. [/quote]

Not the poster but if you are not getting to final three regularly you are bad interviewing or missing skills or poor resume. Or just lack EQ.

The final 3 to go to full board/CEO final interview it is usually a toss up on often person factors or CEO already had a favorite. But up to final 3 that is all you.

Hendricks and Struggles and Korn Ferry both had me interview roles I had no shot of being hired but they needed 3 to get to Board and knew I could get that far. Kinda wasted my time. Once they were honest.

I been to final three ten times. Won three times. To be honest two of the jobs way beyond my skill set and two they already picked person so final three was just the motions.

But you got to get to final 3 
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