Interviewing for a job is taking longer than ever
By Jena McGregor, Washington Post
If it seems like it’s taken a long time for that recruiter to call you back, or for that first interview — and second, and third — to turn into a job offer, you have company. According to a report by Glassdoor, the interview process looks to be taking longer than ever.
The report, released on this month, analyzed more than 340,000 “interview reviews” that job candidates and employees have submitted on Glassdoor’s careers site over the past six years. It examined differences in how long it takes to interview in various job categories, sectors and cities. Washington, D.C. is the slowest city in the nation by far, job seekers say.
Its findings also suggest a sharp rise in the overall length of the average interview process in the United States — 23 days in 2014, up from about 13 days in 2010. (After controlling for some factors, that rise looked somewhat smaller but still significant.)