Excellent post, entirely relevant to todays competitive market. Firms need to take note of this.
I have had varied and similar experiences here in Finland in the past with jumping through hoops with staged interview processes taking up to 10 weeks in some cases (as if a jobseeker has such a time to wait)
Thankfully some firms see the advantage in an initial interview with a technical aspect and discussion in one, followed by a trial period between 4 and 6 months, this to me is far better, placing the onus on one to actually proove the skills they claim, rather than just show they are good at interviews!
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Yes, exactly! Although I could see a trial period that long could be abused by companies and would lead to less security for staff. I think that most companies here do have a couple of months probation period though so I guess that is the same thing, you still have to jump through all the hoops beforehand though which is silly!
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Excellent post, entirely relevant to todays competitive market. Firms need to take note of this.
I have had varied and similar experiences here in Finland in the past with jumping through hoops with staged interview processes taking up to 10 weeks in some cases (as if a jobseeker has such a time to wait)
Thankfully some firms see the advantage in an initial interview with a technical aspect and discussion in one, followed by a trial period between 4 and 6 months, this to me is far better, placing the onus on one to actually proove the skills they claim, rather than just show they are good at interviews!
Thank you!
Hi Stephen,
Thank you so much!
Yes, exactly! Although I could see a trial period that long could be abused by companies and would lead to less security for staff. I think that most companies here do have a couple of months probation period though so I guess that is the same thing, you still have to jump through all the hoops beforehand though which is silly!