Why are there so many stages during the hiring process nowadays?

Question

I'm currently in two hiring processes, and also had submitted my application to another two.Last time I interviewed was 6 years ago, and back then, you had at max two interviews: screening and technical.Now, one of the hiring processes I'm in has 5 meetings, in which actually one of them has 3 embebbed meetings. The other has 6 meetings. The other two I have applied but I haven't received any response are 5 and 7...So, what's really the point of these long hiring processes? Screen, tech, take home, another tech, culture, manager, CTO, offer....

arkitaip · Accepted Answer

Surely this only happens at FAANGs and VC powered startups? No way ordinary companies can afford these expensive hiring practices where you can throw overqualified and underutilized professionals at your recruiting pipeline instead of fixing your processes.

TZubiri · Answer

Tech companies naturally use the internet to recruit, so they have access to a vast pool of applicants. Scaling culture allows these companies to algorithmically process national or even global candidates.The result is a huge process