The Hiring Process is Fundamentally and intentionally Broken

Many of the recruiters today have lost touch with the human side of business, which could be attributed to AI and generational differences. It's nothing more than just words in a system. They look for keywords, and if they aren't there, they move on to the next profile. In terms of caring, if these companies practiced what they preached, everyone should have a positive candidate experience, but it's not happening. Even sending an automated rejection could be considered caring as it's better than no response at all, which in my opinion is unacceptable...it's just a click. The hiring process is broken.

Of course you should ask, how do we fix this. I propose that we first make the application process simple when applying. Simply name, email, address, contact info and upload resume feature. When you add all the other info which can be found on a resume, it opens the company up to discrimination.

I would propose incorporating metrics that start from the moment a candidate applies to closure whether that ends up as an offer or rejection. If the metrics aren’t met, it impacts the Recruiters bonus. I would also include SLAs for hiring leaders involved in the hiring process because they are the ones usually delaying the hiring process.

Finally, we must bring an end to "ghost jobs". according to Business Insider 33% of the jobs listed on Indeed and 7% listed on LinkedIn are “ghost jobs” and a survey by Clarify Capital indicated that 68% of managers had job postings active for more than 30 days.? In addition, 1 in 10 managers has had a job posting open for over 6 months and 50% of managers keep job postings open because they're “always open to new people”.?

Conclusion

Leadership in most organizations is fundamentally bankrupt, it is likely they aren’t seeing the true picture. No one wants to disappoint the boss.? It can be “career limiting” and in today’s economy no one wants to be judged on their poor performance and exited from the company. So, they tell you what you want to hear. It’s a game of self-preservation and the losers are the qualified people who can’t find their way into or through an interview and the companies who miss out on potentially better candidates.