Every candidate has to go through the hiring committee, some are just faster than others. Ericsson, for example, invited their rejected candidates to join their company-branded job portal Candidate Care and saw a 98% sign-up rate.

Rejections in candidate review are somewhat common for on-the-edge cases, especially if none of the interviewers in the loop attend candidate review to support their decision. Hiring committees discuss not only the quality of the candidate but also the quality of the feedback.

In addition, if you were a clear no/rejection, you would have been told already.

5 years ago.

Facebook's interviewing process is aimed at finding people who are already passionate about the company. Rate candidates and make recommendations.

Hiring Committee Outcomes. Helping candidates with their job search turns their rejection into a positive moment. The HC’s purpose is to determine ‘your superpower’ and fit on the team. If your feedback was positive, then that’s great. Rating a candidate includes the expected “yay” or “nay” and a discussion of the correct job level for the candidate. So far none of the candidates I interviewed have been hired. Rating Candidates .

Googler here. I have interviewed 12 candidates on-site and 4 by phone.

Q3 - I don’t have data on the rate anymore (hiring pipeline tools got a lot more private last year).