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Nick Corcodillos relays a story of someone who turned down an offer and then offers signals for what to look out for that apply both and particularly when you are recruited by a firm and even when an active job hunter.
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Disagree on the number of contacts (every interaction is an interview or a request thereof). You should be contacted by the agency, it should do an initial screening or an initial one mated with a SME on staff asking relevant questions. With the number of resume falsifications going up (a colleague of mine found his resume with the name switched, but with the original phone number) this is a must for the search firm not to lose credibility. The target company typically will have at least 3 interviews, one with the manager or management, one with several team members by phone, and then a longer interview on site. No company should toss due diligence overboard to ‘save time’, nor should a candidate assume that overlap between questions indicates some sort of poor coordination. Management and potential coworkers ask the same question at a completely different level- where you see yourself in 5 years from a +1 or +2 indicates room for promotion, whereas for a peer it indicates whether you’re serious about your trade. As to startup companies, assume they are inundated with candidates, have a heavy workload, and little time to train new hires. Alas, this leads to hiring being reduced to Talent show knockout rounds, and I would bow out unless you enjoy that lifestyle.
As a reminder, this is someone recruited by a firm, not an active applicant. The process can be streamlined under such circumstances.