There are many things that candidates find frustrating during an interview process, and not providing timely feedback is top of most lists. However, with a candidate driven market its often the conduct and rapport during the interview that powers a candidates intuition on whether a role or company would be good for their next destination and ultimately be the difference on whether they choose you.
The top 3 comments that candidates mention after an interview that make them question continuing in the process are:
- Not respecting the candidates time (cancelling or being late without good reason)
- Not doing enough research on the candidate beforehand
- Not allowing enough/any time for the candidate to ask questions
All easily preventable, and not too dissimilar to the things that candidates do that repel hiring managers.