Hiring Manager Probs

Hi guys - what’s been keeping everyone up lately? What would you say is your biggest challenge these days when vetting candidates?

I notice no new posts on here for a few months. Is there a hiring freeze?

does your organization require to have more than 1 final candidate (for data points, fairness, or compensation approval) ?

how long following final round does it take to receive offer. can you share your experience of the process in your company?

Hiring managers How many candidates do you all move to the final stage?

how do you assess cultural, and team fit (interpersonal chemistry )?

candidate here simply counting the days for my interview because i’m looking forward to this opportunity! What are some ways HM may show signs it’s going well during interview? What about if it’s a pa...

What skills or experiences should I focus on developing to move from hiring manager to a senior leadership role in talent acquisition or HR strategy? I've expressed my interest for this promotion to m...

If anyone here has been both a hiring manager and purely on the HR side, could you share your thoughts on which role you enjoyed more? I'm being offered a hiring manager position in a start-up up but ...

What would you do if you really liked a candidate, but someone on your team says they had worked with them previously and didn't vouch for them. Would you follow your own opinion or listen to your cur...

AH this is such a tough spot to be. When the gut feeling and the data doesn't align. There's a candidate that is just perfect on paper in terms of skills, education, years in the role etc but every ti...

Any tips on how NOT to micromanage? Especially when you're managing someone new and you aren't sure how reliable they are yet. How many check-ins/reminders are too many? Would love your advice!

When you're having a 1:1 with your DRs, do you expect them to drive the agenda? I like to give mine space to talk about any of their issues, wins, etc, but I feel as their manager it's important to br...

I like to keep it honest when I'm asked during interviews about team structure, turnover, and how they handle coverage or overtime. My answer is honest, which is to say I let them know that things are...

What advice would you give someone who is consistently making it to final round interviews, but not landing the role? And what do you think is happening behind the scenes from a hiring manager perspec...

Do you find it weird if a final round candidate was not selected for the role, but tries to connect with you on linkedin? I personally don't mind, especially if it was a good interview but I've heard ...

One of the biggest frustrations I have is the endless back-and-forths just to get a candidate, who you really believe would be an amazing fit, to respond or show up for interviews. You spend hours sor...

It could be my company, it could be the fact that I've been in this profession for over 12 years now, but I'm done. I really would like to try something new and, for a change, not be involved with peo...

If you were down to two candidates, one who is a better cultural fit or one with more technical skills and knowledge, which one would you go with? I thought I should choose the one with the skills bec...

Why is that leadership think its so important to put up “urgent” deadlines, when they pretty much sit on the candidates I forward to them for close to a week?? Are they worried I won't do my job well ...