I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants (Washington, DC) in Nov 2017
Interview
The initial interview was within 2 weeks of my submitting an application. I had w different phone interviews with in the next week, one with the Regional Sales Leader and on with a Regional Operations person. And then.........................
For the next 3 month, crickets. I reached out to both after 2 weeks and got more crickets. 3 MONTHS, MONTHS, later I get a call to see if I cam still interested. Clearly their 1st choice did not work out and they were trying to save themselves from a new search. I had already accepted another job and passed on reliving that delightful experience again.
I cannot understand why HR and Leadership are so obtuse to job search process. A company does not start a candidate search months before they have a need. In the same vein, if I was looking for a job 3 months ago, that is when I was interested, not MONTHS later.
I could not tell if they they really did not have their priorities sorted or if they were just not good at what they were doing. Either way, I would not be inclined to work for a company that can not get the hiring process right.
We’re so sorry about this. We hear you, we should have followed up within a reasonable time frame. It’s so important to us that we keep our candidates updated throughout the interview process, and we let you down by not communicating. Thank you for sharing your feedback with us and helping us make this experience better in the future.
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