One of our candidates wrote about her grueling experience in getting hired in today’s market…we have removed the name of the company..but it is a very good example of how difficult it might be to get hired…
I’ve been interviewing with —– since JUNE for this position. This has been the most grueling process ever.
Listen to what I went through to get this offer, Tony…. I beat out 70 other executives, and it took almost 5 months of discussions to land this role. The hiring manager had me create a Competitive Analysis Document and a “Solutions Summary” of the Application product line to show I know the products. I went through 6 interviews over 5 months, including 3 group interviews lasting almost 2 hours. People just didn’t seem to want to make a decision. They kept saying they were afraid of making a mistake. Last week, I went through my 4th background check in 18 months. This was the most intense background check I’ve ever experienced. I actually had to climb in the attic and dig out my W2 forms because they wanted all my tax returns from 2007-2011. In addition to this, they pulled my credit report (which is perfect), requested that I give them copies of every offer letter since 2007, they wanted contact info of each hiring manager at every place I’ve worked and they called them in lieu of references to try and dig up some dirt. I actually felt a little “violated” on Friday as they kept asking for more and more information. I guess they were OK with everything I sent because the offer letter I received today is to join the most coveted team at —–
well…nobody said it was gonna be easy!
