How You Honor My Time During the Interview Process Tells Me Everything About You
The best leaders Lindsay ever worked with respected the human on the other side of the interview process. Every ghosted email, canceled call, and 'we'll circle back' is culture talking.
How you honor my time during the interview process tells me everything about you.
Not your job description. Not your company name. Not your Glassdoor rating.
How. You. Treat. Me.
I've been on both sides of this. I've hired over 10,343 people across my career.
And the best leaders I ever worked with?
They didn't make candidates wait 3 weeks for a callback. They didn't cancel 10 minutes before a panel. They didn't run six rounds of interviews then go silent.
They moved fast. They communicated clearly. They respected the human on the other side.
Here's what most companies haven't figured out: You're not evaluating the candidate. The candidate is evaluating YOU.
Every ghosted email. Every rescheduled call. Every "we'll circle back" that never comes.
That's your culture talking. And top talent is listening.
Choose your boss like your life depends on it.
Because it does.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does the interview process really reveal about a company?
How they treat you. Not the job description, not the company name, not the Glassdoor rating. Every ghosted email, every rescheduled call, every we'll circle back that never comes is the culture talking. And top talent is listening.
Is the candidate really evaluating the company too?
Yes. Most companies haven't figured this out yet. They think they're evaluating the candidate. The candidate is evaluating them. In a market where top talent has options, the interview process is a preview of what working there is going to feel like.
What did the best leaders Lindsay ever worked with do differently?
They didn't make candidates wait 3 weeks for a callback. They didn't cancel 10 minutes before a panel. They didn't run six rounds of interviews then go silent. They moved fast, communicated clearly, and respected the human on the other side of the table.
