Your interview process could be costing you talent

Employers scored their own company’s interview process at +48.25 on a standard recommendation scale. Job candidates, on the other hand, only gave it a +2.87 score, the very bottom of a passable employer brand.

In fact, 48% of jobseekers said their most recent interview process felt at least partly improvised, while seven per cent said their interview seemed to be “winging it.” 

But 88% of employers believe that their interviews are usually or always structured.

The way jobseekers perceive the interview process comes at a time when employers are bringing back the step as a measure to address the surge of applications that are assisted and generated with the help of AI.

“The way the hiring process is run has not kept pace with the volume of applications, cheating, fraud, and information overload that recruiting teams are dealing with. It also hasn’t evolved to surface clear evidence about who can actually do the job,” said Colleen Gallagher, CEO of Textio.