The State of Hiring: Do People See How Sick It All Is?
Ask The Headhunter, Monday, November 2nd, 2026
Ask The Headhunter rants back at a broken hiring process and urges job seekers to use their power to walk away from abusive interviews.
A reader vents about robo-interviewers, repeated ghosting, demands for salary history and a hiring process that feels corrupt and humiliating.
Nick Corcodilos agrees and answers with his own rant about how employers treat sincere job seekers.
He argues that candidates wrongly believe the employer holds all the control.
Job seekers have the power, right and obligation to end an unproductive or unfair interview process, and doing so protects both their dignity and their negotiating position.