Jobseekers need more patience?

The average length of interview processes is rising around the globe. Brazil tops the chart with 39.6 days, followed by France (38.9 days) and Switzerland (37.6 days).

India speediest

By contrast, the shortest interview processes are India (16.1 days), Israel (16.9 days) and Romania (19.2 days), according to job site Glassdoor. Its 2017 study How Long Does it Take to Hire? Interview Duration in 25 Countries also revealed that the average time worldwide rose from 22.5 days in 2016 to 23.7 days in 2017. The findings are based on nearly 84,000 interview reviews shared on Glassdoor by interview candidates. The researchers concluded that the differences in hiring times, defined as the time between application submission and offer or rejection letter, are largely due to differences in labour market regulations.

Professors need most patience

They took a closer look at the United States, and found that hiring processes took the longest in Washington DC (32.2 days), and the shortest in Kansas City (16.9 days). Among US employers, those in the government sector were the slowest to hire at 53.8 days, while restaurants and bars were the quickest at 10.2 days. Out of all the job seekers in the US, professors can expect the slowest interview process at 60.3 days, followed by business systems analysts (44.8 days), research scientists (44.6 days), flight attendants (43.6 days) and communications specialists (42.5 days).

Average hiring duration (in days) by country

Brazil 39.6  France 38.9  Switzerland 37.6  Italy 36.0  Belgium 36.0  United Arab Emirates 35.8  Egypt 35.2  Spain 31.7  Mexico 31.2  Japan 30.9  Germany 28.5  United Kingdom 27.5  Poland 25.9  Ireland 25.5  Netherlands 25.4  Singapore 25.4  China 24.7  United States 23.8  Australia 23.3  Philippines 21.8  Malaysia 21.7  Canada 20.1  Romania 19.2  Israel 16.9  India 16.1


Source: glassdoor.com
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