The Case for a Transparent Hiring Process

It's not hard to find examples of the downright scalding war for talent right now. Apple's handing out mind-blowing retention bonuses of—get this—$180,000 to certain engineers. To be sure, few companies possess even a fraction of Apple's financial resources. Still, that doesn't mean that the non-Apples of the world have to sit idly by as The Great Resignation continues. In today's post, I'll make the case that organizations ought to be more transparent about their hiring processes.

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We've all heard horror stories: vivid tales of a company's opaque or downright inscrutable hiring process. I'm sure that you've experienced one firsthand. I certainly have.

I'm talking about recruiters or hiring managers that inexplicably ghosted you. You called and sent e-mails, only to hear crickets. Months later or even years later, you received a cold, automated response from an applicant tracking system telling you that you didn't get the job. Duh.