Hiring decisions are too hasty

Half of all job interviewers in Canada spend less than 30 minutes reviewing candidates’ interview results before making a decision — about the same time it takes the average Canadian to commute to work — a recent study finds.

That amount of time is “woefully inadequate,” according to consultancy DDI’s 2009 Survey of Global Interviewing Practices and Perceptions, which surveyed 1,910 interviewers and 3,523 job seekers worldwide.
“Just think, in the time it takes you to watch your favourite TV show or have an extra-cheese-and-pepperoni pizza delivered to your home, employers are making million-dollar hiring decisions,” write the study’s authors.

Hiring decisions are even hastier in France, where 70% of interviewers surveyed spend 30 minutes or less reviewing candidates, and 30% devote less than 10 minutes to the task.