I once went through four interview rounds, only to be told the role was put on hold. 😭
Question for my recruiter friends: how can we stay motivated during long interview processes and situations like this?

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It seems like scenarios like that are becoming more common. Sometimes it's understandable, a budget suddenly was rescinded or whatever, but it's always disruptive. And having to inform people can be personally embarrassing. As for motivation, I see it as just pushing along and hoping for the best. Obviously, we hope what we're working on will come to fruition and won't wind up as a rug pull.

Totally agree. It is disruptive on both sides.

The truth is that it is very common to have reorg at companies every 6 months now, but also hiring process lasts months, so it is common nowadays...

Sadly true. Long hiring cycles and frequent reorgs are colliding.

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