Why are interviews so long now? 1 hour seems so long lol

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It can certainly feel like a long time... if its very formalized or question/answer.

Time goes by much quicker when its a more casual conversation.

Best advice is to have a huge amount of questions to ask, and flip the conversation around at the half way mark to have them talk.

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I think it depends on the position. I interviewed yesterday for an HR leadership role and an hour barely scratched the surface. I could have easily gone two hours because there was so much more I wanted to know to even decide if a second interview is worth my time and effort.

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Because you want to make sure you're getting the right person, into the right seat. 1 hour might be long for an initial phone screening, but time really shouldn't be a factor -- other than how long the entire interview process takes 1-4 weeks, or beyond that. A lengthy interview process can deter a candidate for sure.

Depending on the role that you're trying to fill in our interview really isn't that much time at all. When I was interviewing for different HR positions I never viewed an hour as long enough and would treat it as a change to learn about the status of the company

It's 1 hour to figure out if this candidate will last for at least 1 year and not cost tens of thousands of dollars in the long run if they're not the right fit. In that respect, 1 hr isn't enough time lol

One hour is long? I've interviewed at companies where you had 4 or 5 separate 45-minute blocks to meet with different people throughout the company. The higher up you move, the more intensive the process becomes. And being on the other side of the interviewing table, I'll take all the time with a candidate that I can get.

Honestly that is not bad. I have been reading in here people having 6-8 hour interviews. Sometimes it seems like its a full time job interviewing. I will take one hour haha.

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