>> ...we can't afford to send people we're unsure about to companies
>Does every applicant in this system really have to go through four rounds of screening before even talking to someone who works at the actual company? I can't imagine doing that unless I was desperate.
And from the candidates' viewpoint: That headhunter made me waste 3 hours on screening and didn't even get me a phone interview. Why am I wasting time on this?
I realized another problem. You're trying to predict WHICH PEOPLE WILL GET HIRED BY YOUR CLIENT. That's a completely different outcome than trying to pick the people who are the best workers. If the employer's process is defective, your pre-screening is just reinforcing that bias (albeit improving your "efficiency" as headhunters).
>Does every applicant in this system really have to go through four rounds of screening before even talking to someone who works at the actual company? I can't imagine doing that unless I was desperate.
And from the candidates' viewpoint: That headhunter made me waste 3 hours on screening and didn't even get me a phone interview. Why am I wasting time on this?
I realized another problem. You're trying to predict WHICH PEOPLE WILL GET HIRED BY YOUR CLIENT. That's a completely different outcome than trying to pick the people who are the best workers. If the employer's process is defective, your pre-screening is just reinforcing that bias (albeit improving your "efficiency" as headhunters).