What is the Worst Part of the Job Search/Hiring Process?

As a recent MBA graduate, I’ve experienced first-hand just how difficult getting a job can be in today’s job market.  There are opportunities out there but you REALLY have to work to make connections and stand out from the crowd to get noticed.  Of course its not just me, I know a lot of friends who are having an extremely difficult time trying to find a job.  With that as the backdrop I was caught off-guard by the title of this article, Why It’s So Hard to Find Good Job Candidates?

It almost doesn’t make sense when you think about it.  There is an abundance of qualified candidates currently searching for jobs and a shortage of jobs, so you would figure if anything the situation to be the exact opposite.

What this screams to me is that there are still huge inefficiencies in the hiring market or put differently, there are big opportunities for making this market more efficient and bringing together the two sides (employers & employees) more efficiently.  In order to start to develop some ideas I’m looking to get your opinion on what the worst part of job searching and the hiring process are, so leave comments below.

Some sample answers that I’ve heard so far are:

>Dealing with recruitment agents

>Going through a long process only to be turned down at the end

>Having to answer the same stock questions for every job

>Vetting the reliability and credibility of references

>Matching candidates the “on paper” credentials of a candidate with the reality of how they present themselves in person

>Managing and tacking large volume of applicants for a job can be tough

>Attracting high quality candidates is not easy

>Managing the “saw tooth” and choppy demand for hiring                           

>Having a better system in place to make the on-boarding of employees easier